US /ˈsʌnˌbiːm/
noun name Freq #40930

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A narrow ray of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through an opening.

    A sunbeam slanted through the dusty window.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a narrow ray of sunlight,... sunray
Word family
Forms sunbeams
Related forms sunbeamed

Etymology

From Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun + beam.

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