sunlight

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.

   Meronym: sunbeams

2. 2
   noun

   Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

   sunlight zone

3. 3
   noun

   the rays of the sun

4. 4
   noun

   Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

5. 5
   noun

   Synonym of sunrise.

6. 6
   verb

   To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.

Etymology

From Middle English sonnelight, sunneliht, from Old English sunnan lēoht (“sunlight”), equivalent to sun + light. Cognate with Dutch zonlicht (“sunlight”), German Low German Sünnenlücht (“sunlight”), German Sonnenlicht (“sunlight”).