US /ˈdeɪˌlɪt/ UK /ˈdeɪ.lɪt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    illuminated by natural daylight

    The daylit atrium needed no electric lamps until evening.

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Synonyms
1 adj · illuminated by natural... naturally litdaylightedsunlit
Opposites
Word family
Related forms daylightsunlitskylit

Etymology

Formed from day + lit, the past participle of light, and also associated with the verb daylight ("to illuminate with daylight"). The adjective is attested from the nineteenth century and means literally lit by the natural light of day.

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