sunbeam B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsʌnˌbiːm/ See IPA manual Freq #40930 Meanings 1 noun A narrow ray of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through an opening. A sunbeam slanted through the dusty window. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a narrow ray of sunlight,... sunray Word family Forms sunbeams Related forms sunbeamed Etymology AI details From Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun + beam. sonnebeem Middle English sunnbēam Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sunbeam **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnˌbiːm/ **Frequency rank:** 40930 ## Meanings 1. A narrow ray of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through an opening. ## Examples - A sunbeam slanted through the dusty window. ## Related Forms - sunbeamed ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sonnebeem - Root: sunnbēam ## Etymology From Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun + beam. ## AI Etymology Sunbeam is from Middle English sonnebeem, sonne beem, from Old English sunnbēam, sunnebēam (“sunbeam”), equivalent to sun + beam. In present-day use, it means a narrow ray of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through an opening. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown