sunlight

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #6990

Meanings

1

noun
The natural light that comes from the sun.

The room was filled with warm morning sunlight.
2

noun
Brightness, hope, or a positive outlook.

Her kindness brought a little sunlight into his difficult days.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the natural light that... daylight sun sunshine

2 noun · brightness, hope, or a... hope optimism sunniness sunshine

More dawn sunup

Word family

Forms sunlights

Derived forms synchro-sunlight

Related forms sunbeam

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Phrases (1)

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direct sunlight
sunlight reaching something without being blocked or shaded

Adjective + noun

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”).

sonnelight Middle English sunnan lēoht Old English

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General Vocabulary

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# sunlight

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 6990

## Meanings
1. The natural light that comes from the sun.
2. Brightness, hope, or a positive outlook.

## Examples
- The room was filled with warm morning sunlight.
- Her kindness brought a little sunlight into his difficult days.

## Synonyms
- dawn
- sunup

## Derived Forms
- synchro-sunlight

## Related Forms
- sunbeam

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sonnelight
- Root: sunnan lēoht

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Sunlight is 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”). In present-day use, it can mean the natural light that comes from the sun, or brightness, hope, or a positive outlook.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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