daylights

noun

plural of daylight
as in mind
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities nearly terrified the daylights out of him with that scream

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Recent Examples of daylights Then the two boxers pound the daylights out of each other. — ABC News, 13 June 2026 The former daytime talk show host scared the daylights out of Kris Jenner over the weekend. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 But that’s not stopping Nicotero from doing all within his power to scare the living daylights out of his contestants. — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daylights
  1. mind
  2. sanity
Noun
  • The new mind also has to solve the math problem sitting in front of it.
    — Lisa Nee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The cold is what first springs to mind when thinking of Oldham’s home.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of mind
Noun
  • The President knows Mike Lindell will Make Minnesota Affordable Again, clean up the fraud, and restore sanity.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
  • For her own sanity, McRae prefers to float above the noise, staying out of the discourse and letting the work speak for itself.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanity

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