sunlit

adjective

sun·​lit ˈsən-ˌlit 

: lighted by or as if by the sun

… these animals favor the vegetation growing in sunlit clearings …

—Therese B. Hart et al.

Examples of sunlit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s no hope left of release — of riding Dreamfyre out of the Dragonpit, of playing with chickens in a sunlit field, her two children beside her. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

But a daytime fireball is caused by something large enough to be visible in the sky in broad daylight, something large and fast enought to light up a sky brighter than a sunlit day. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026

If your pool is partially shaded, the skimmer’s SolarSeeker technology will guide it to a sunlit area for a 15-minute recharge when necessary, before returning to work. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

The piece is expected to hit a sunlit side of the moon facing Earth, which will be partially illuminated, in the northwestern portion near the Einstein Crater, according to Gray. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sunlit

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit

Kids Definition

sunlit

adjective

sun·​lit -ˌlit 

: lighted by or as if by the sun