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The sunlight ranges over the universe, and at incarnation we step out of it into the twilight of the body, and see but dimly during the period of our incarceration; at death we step out of the prison again into the sunlight, and are nearer to the reality.
Annie Besant

Meaning of "sunlight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNLIGHT

sunlight  [ˈsʌnlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNLIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunlight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNLIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sunlight

Sunlight

Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is filtered through the Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon. When the direct solar radiation is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination of bright light and radiant heat. When it is blocked by the clouds or reflects off other objects, it is experienced as diffused light. The World Meteorological Organization uses the term "sunshine duration" to mean the cumulative time during which an area receives direct irradiance from the Sun of at least 120 watts per square meter. The ultraviolet B component of sunlight on the skin is an effective source of vitamin D3 from serum cholesterol.

Definition of sunlight in the English dictionary

The definition of sunlight in the dictionary is the light emanating from the sun. Other definition of sunlight is an area or the time characterized by sunshine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNLIGHT


backlight
ˈbæklaɪt
cellulite
ˈsɛljʊˌlaɪt
daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪt
delight
dɪˈlaɪt
flashlight
ˈflæʃˌlaɪt
flight
flaɪt
headlight
ˈhɛdˌlaɪt
highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪt
light
laɪt
limelight
ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt
lite
laɪt
moonlight
ˈmuːnˌlaɪt
plight
plaɪt
polite
pəˈlaɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
skylight
ˈskaɪˌlaɪt
slight
slaɪt
spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪt
starlight
ˈstɑːˌlaɪt
twilight
ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNLIGHT

sunk
sunk costs
sunk fence
sunken
sunket
sunkie
sunland
sunless
sunlessly
sunlessness
sunlike
sunlit
sunlounger
sunn
Sunna
sunned
Sunni
sunnier
sunnies
sunniest

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNLIGHT

back-up light
blight
bright
candlelight
come to light
green light
greenlight
in-flight
in mid-flight
put to flight
red light
searchlight
see the light
tail-light
the limelight
the spotlight
torchlight
traffic light
ultralight
Very light
white light

Synonyms and antonyms of sunlight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUNLIGHT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sunlight» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sunlight

Translation of «sunlight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNLIGHT

Find out the translation of sunlight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sunlight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sunlight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阳光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luz del sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sunlight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूरज की रोशनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضُوءُ الشَّمْس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солнечный свет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luz do sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যালোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rayons de soleil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cahaya matahari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenlicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日光
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

햇빛
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinar matahari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh sáng mặt trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூரிய ஒளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूर्यप्रकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güneş ışığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luce solare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światło słoneczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонячне світло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumina soarelui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιακό φως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonlig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

solljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sollys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunlight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNLIGHT»

The term «sunlight» is very widely used and occupies the 10.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNLIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunlight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunlight» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sunlight

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUNLIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sunlight.
1
Lyman Abbott
A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice- but as yet unstained.
2
Sam Abell
'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of my photographs - an abstract image of the landscape and life of northern Ohio where I grew up and first practiced photography.
3
Diane Ackerman
Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.
4
Athanasius
Anyone who wants to look at sunlight naturally wipes his eye clear first, in order to make, at any rate, some approximation to the purity of that on which he looks; and a person wishing to see a city or country goes to the place in order to do so.
5
Kevin Barry
I go to Spain a lot, in winter, for a blast of sunlight to banish the blues brought on by the Irish greys and drizzle. I love the cities of the Spanish interior.
6
Andy Behrman
In my most psychotic stages, I imagine myself chewing on sidewalks and bulging and swallowing sunlight and clouds.
7
Nate Berkus
I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn't know. She made me play baseball - I had no desire to do that. I said, 'Mom, I don't like direct sunlight, I don't like bugs, I don't like grass, and I'd rather be in the house playing with your fabric samples.'
8
Brigid Berlin
The terrible thing about sunlight is it shows the dirt.
9
Annie Besant
The sunlight ranges over the universe, and at incarnation we step out of it into the twilight of the body, and see but dimly during the period of our incarceration; at death we step out of the prison again into the sunlight, and are nearer to the reality.
10
Nellie Bly
I had looked forward so eagerly to leaving the horrible place, yet when my release came and I knew that God's sunlight was to be free for me again, there was a certain pain in leaving.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNLIGHT»

Discover the use of sunlight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunlight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Sunlight and in Shadow
Returning home after serving in World War II to run his family business in New York, paratrooper Harry Copeland falls in love with young singer and heiress Catherine Thomas Hale, who risks everything to break off her engagement to another ...
Mark Helprin, 2012
2
Sunlight
Answers such questions as: why do plants need sunlight, why do we have day and night, and what are solar panels.
Sue Barraclough, 2008
3
Sunlight
"Simple text and full-color photographs describe sunlight and how it causes temperature changes, the seasons, wind, and clouds"--
Erin Edison, 2011
4
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated: The ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Thom Hartmann, 2007
5
Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern ...
In this book, revolutionaries and laborers brush shoulders with tsars, and builders, soldiers, and statesmen share pride of place with poets.
Bruce Lincoln, 2009
6
Norman Van Aken's Feast of Sunlight: 200 Inspired Recipes ...
200 make-at-home masterpiece dishes from the virtuoso of new world cuisine, Norman Van Aken.
Norman Van Aken, 1997
7
Drunk in Sunlight
Accessible and wry, at times comic, and often mournful, Daniel Anderson's poetry is relentlessly attentive to the splendors of the natural world.
Daniel Anderson, 2007
8
The Sunlight Dialogues
Beautifully expansive and imbued with exceptional social insight, The Sunlight Dialogues is John Gardner’s most ambitious work andestablished him as one of the most important fiction writers in post–World War II America.
John Gardner, 2010
9
Photosynthesis: Changing Sunlight Into Food
Describes the history and behavior of plants, and focuses on how energy is produced.
Bobbie Kalman, 2005
10
A Guide to Port Sunlight Village: Including Two Tours of the ...
This guide considers the village in its historical context, with particular emphasis on the planning and architectural aspects.
Edward Hubbard, Michael Shippobottom, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNLIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunlight is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sunlight Foundation rips Twitter for pulling plug on lawmaker archive
The Sunlight Foundation took a sharp jab at Twitter on Thursday after the social media company effectively killed Politwoops, a tool from the group that had ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
2
Pancreatic Cancer Risk Linked to Weak Sunlight
Writing in the April 30 online issue of the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, researchers at University of California San Diego School of ... «UCSD Medical Center, Apr 15»
3
Tandem Solar Cell May Boost Electricity from Sunlight
This inherent barrier is known as the Shockley-Queisser limit, and for silicon tops out at 33.7 percent efficiency in converting sunlight to electricity in theory, ... «Scientific American, Mar 15»
4
How architects plan to stop skyscrapers from blocking out sunlight
In 2013, the flared skyscraper was dubbed the “Walkie Scorchie” after it directed downwards fierce beams of sunlight capable of melting cars on the street. «The Independent, Mar 15»
5
Bra tycoon Michelle Mone escapes unhurt after sunlight causes …
LINGERIE tycoon Michelle Mone escaped unhurt after sunlight caused a small fire in her home. The 43-year-old founder of the Ultimo underwear company was ... «Scottish Daily Record, Feb 15»
6
World's largest solar plant opens in California
"Solar projects like Desert Sunlight are helping create American jobs, ... Desert Sunlight is constructed on about 4,000 acres of federal land and is owned by ... «Al Jazeera America, Feb 15»
7
One group dominates the second round of net neutrality comments
Graphic credit: Sunlight Foundation. To embed this on your site, click "embed this widget." We again did a deep dive into the topics that came to light from this ... «Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group, Dec 14»
8
Sunlight Converted Into Electricity With Highest Efficiency Ever …
"This is the highest efficiency ever reported for sunlight conversion into electricity," said UNSW Scientia Professor and Director of the Advanced Centre for ... «Headlines & Global News, Dec 14»
9
Sunlight is key to fighting childhood obesity and diabetes, Scots …
A natural gas called nitric oxide, which is released by the skin after exposure to sunlight, helps people to control their metabolism and slow weight gain. Rubbing ... «Express.co.uk, Oct 14»
10
Suicide Rates May Be Linked To Exposure To Sunlight
A new study has shown that exposure to sun for a short period of time may increase the risk of suicide. However, over the span of months it may help with ... «Design & Trend, Sep 14»

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