daylight

Speech parts

1. daylight - Noun

2. daylight - Verb

Meaning

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.

The eyes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

daytime day sunlight sunshine dawn dayspring sunrise daybreak break of day natural light daylight hours ray thursday wednesday aurora
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Antonyms

night darkness eve twilight vesper leal
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Hypernyms

period light period of time time period visible light

Hyponyms

eve eventide even evening afternoon midafternoon

Phrases with the word

in broad daylight Australian Eastern Daylight Time Central Daylight Time Chatham Daylight Time Israel Daylight Time burning daylight

Examples

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. Washington Irving

We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight. John Lennon

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. Joseph Addison

Daylight follows a dark night. Maasai Proverb

No matter how fast moonlight runs, daylight catches up. Zanzibar Proverb

Without gold even the daylight is dark. Lithuanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

daylessness Dayley daylife daylight factory daylight hours daylight overdraft