sunlight

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

The English word “sunlight” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
Synonym of sunrise.
Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

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”).

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