Definitions for daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪtday·light

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. day, daytime, daylightnoun

   the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

   "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"

2. daylightnoun

   light during the daytime

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. daylightnoun

   The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

   Etymology: From day + light

2. daylightnoun

   A light source that simulates daylight.

   Etymology: From day + light

3. daylightnoun

   The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.

   Etymology: From day + light

4. daylightnoun

   The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

   We should get home while it's still daylight.

   Etymology: From day + light

5. daylightnoun

   Daybreak.

   We had only two hours to work before daylight.

   Etymology: From day + light

6. daylightnoun

   Exposure to public scrutiny.

   Budgeting a spy organization can't very well be done in daylight.

   Etymology: From day + light

7. daylightnoun

   A clear, open space.

   Etymology: From day + light

8. daylightnoun

   The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.

   The minimum and maximum daylights on an injection molding machine determines the sizes of the items it can make.

   Etymology: From day + light

9. daylightnoun

   Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.

   We completely agree. There's no daylight between us on the issue.

   Etymology: From day + light

10. daylightverb

    To expose to daylight

    Etymology: From day + light

11. daylightverb

    To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.

    Etymology: From day + light

12. daylightverb

    To allow light in, as by drawing drapes.

    Etymology: From day + light

13. daylightverb

    To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.

    Etymology: From day + light

14. daylightverb

    To gain exposure to the open.

    The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.

    Etymology: From day + light

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Daylightnoun

   the light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light

2. Daylightnoun

   the eyes

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Daylight

   Daylight or the light of day is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight outdoors during the daytime. This includes direct sunlight, diffuse sky radiation, and both of these reflected from the Earth and terrestrial objects. Sunlight scattered or reflected from objects in outer space is generally not considered daylight. Thus, moonlight is never considered daylight, despite being "indirect sunlight". Daytime is the period of time each day when daylight occurs. Daylight happens because the earth rotates and either side the sun shines on is considered daylight.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. daylight

   The time during the day where there is light.

   The daylight hours change from season to season.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020  

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1. daylight

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'daylight' in Nouns Frequency: #2922

How to pronounce daylight?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say daylight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of daylight in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of daylight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of daylight in a Sentence

1. Brandon Williams:

   If you saw that video, it's self explanatory. We all know that it was a murder and a torture in broad daylight, we all know that his civil rights were violated.

2. Joseph Addison:

   Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

3. Sally Augustin:

   Being exposed to daylight helps keep your stress levels and your circadian rhythm in check.

4. Maasai Proverb:

   Daylight follows a dark night.

5. Jamal Mubarak:

   Before the gunshots were heard, very strong floodlights turned the night into daylight, and then we heard loud explosions, the soldiers were calling on the house's inhabitants to surrender and the speaker was clearly a Yemeni soldier.

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