daylight

UK /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ US /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/

noun 5verb 5

Definitions

noun

The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).

Meronym: sunbeams

Near-synonyms: sunlight, sunshine

A light source that simulates daylight.

The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.

The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

burning daylight

wasting daylight

Daybreak.

We had only two hours to work before daylight.

Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.

verb

To expose to daylight

[…] the Morlocks, subterranean for innumerable generations, had come at last to find the daylit surface intolerable.

[…] she was not looking at the daylit, sunny world which she so wanted to see.

To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.

To allow light in, as by opening drapes.

To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.

To gain exposure to the open.

The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.

Tunnels were enlarged or daylighted and clearances generally greatly improved.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

broad, full

The accident happened in full daylight, so the witnesses could see everything clearly.

natural

The natural daylight coming through the big windows made the office a pleasant place to work.

VERB + DAYLIGHT

let in

The large windows in our kitchen let in plenty of daylight during the morning.

shut out

The thick curtains in the bedroom shut out the daylight completely.

emerge into

After hours underground, the miners finally emerged into daylight at the end of their shift.

DAYLIGHT + VERB

filter through sth, flood in, penetrate sth

The bright morning sun penetrated every corner of the empty warehouse.

break

When daylight breaks, the birds start singing in the garden.

fade

As we walked home, daylight faded and the streetlights began to flicker on.

DAYLIGHT + NOUN

hours

We can see the mountains clearly during daylight hours when the sun is high.

PREP

before ~

The farmer started working before daylight every morning during harvest season.

by ~

The hikers preferred to travel by daylight rather than risk the mountain paths after dark.

in ~

She prefers to do her gardening in daylight rather than wait until evening.

into the ~

After spending hours in the dark cinema, we stepped out into the daylight and squinted at the bright sun.

PHRASES

the hours of daylight

We try to finish our outdoor work during the hours of daylight.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light o

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

daylight robbery

The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

burn daylight

To use artificial light during the daytime when one could simply use the sunlight.

O, Madam, no candles yet, I beseech you ; don't let us burn daylight.

see daylight

To reach an understanding of something previously obscure; to arrive at a solution to a problem.

put daylight between oneself and someone

To increase or create distance or difference between people or objects.

Example Bank

Meronym: sunbeams

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Near-synonyms: sunlight, sunshine

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In those days the entire factory was lit only by daylight and was closed at night.

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[…] the Morlocks, subterranean for innumerable generations, had come at last to find the daylit surface intolerable.

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[…] she was not looking at the daylit, sunny world which she so wanted to see.

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The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.

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