sunlight

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The natural light that comes from the sun.

   The room was filled with warm morning sunlight.

2. 2
   noun

   Brightness, hope, or a positive outlook.

   Her kindness brought a little sunlight into his difficult days.

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”).

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