noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/
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rhymes with -ʌnlaɪt
CMU ARPABET:S AH1 N L AY2 T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sunshine, sunniness
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of sunrise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: daylight, daybreak, dayspring, dawn, ass crack of dawn, break, break of dawn, break of day, butt crack of dawn, cockcrow, crack of dawn, first light, lauds, solrise, sparrow-fart, sun, sunlight, sunrise, sunrising, sunup
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, countable, uncountable
Examples
sunlight zone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: photic
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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”).
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ضَوْء شَمْس
(ḍawʔ šams)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Arabic:
نُور شَمْس
(nūr šams)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Belarusian:
со́нечнае святло́
(sónječnaje svjatló)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Belarusian:
со́нечнае сьвятло́
(sónječnaje sʹvjatló)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Bengali:
রোদ
(rōd)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Bengali:
রোদ্দুর
(rōddur)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Bengali:
আফতাব
(aphtab)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Eastern Bontoc:
omorkiw
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Bulgarian:
слъ́нчева светлина́
(slǎ́nčeva svetliná)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Burmese:
နေရောင်ခြည်
(neraunghkrany)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese Cantonese:
陽光 /阳光
(joeng4 gwong1)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese Cantonese:
日光
(jat6 gwong1)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese Cantonese:
太陽光 /太阳光
(taai3 joeng4 gwong1)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Hakka Chinese:
日光
(ngit-kông)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Hakka Chinese:
日頭絲 /日头丝
(ngit-thèu-sî)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese:
日光
(zh-min-nan)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese Mandarin:
陽光 /阳光
(yángguāng)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese Mandarin:
日光
(rìguāng)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Chinese Mandarin:
太陽光 /太阳光
(tàiyángguāng)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Czech:
sluneční světlo
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Danish:
sollys
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Dutch:
zonlicht
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Egyptian:
i-A-x-w-N8
(jꜣḫw)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Esperanto:
sunlumo
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Finnish:
auringonvalo
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
French:
lumière du soleil
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
German:
Sonnenlicht
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Hindi:
धूप
(dhūp)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Hungarian:
napfény
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Icelandic:
sólarljós
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Ilocano:
raniag ti init
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Indonesian:
sinar matahari
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Italian:
luce solare
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Japanese:
日光
(nikkō)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Japanese:
太陽光
(taiyōkō)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Korean:
햇빛
(haetbit)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Korean:
일광
(ilgwang)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Northern Kurdish:
tav
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Northern Kurdish:
hetav
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Northern Kurdish:
tavik
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Northern Kurdish:
roniya rojê
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Northern Kurdish:
rotîn
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Latin:
sol
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Latin:
solis lumen
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Macedonian:
сончевина
(sončevina)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Macedonian:
сончева светлина
(sončeva svetlina)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Malay:
cahaya matahari
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Malayalam:
വെയിൽ
(veyil)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Malayalam:
സൂര്യപ്രകാശം
(sūryaprakāśaṁ)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Manchu:
ᡶᠣᠰᠣᠨ
(foson)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Manchu:
ᡧᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠨ
(šun-i elden)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Navajo:
sháńdíín
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Norwegian Bokmål:
sollys
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Norwegian Nynorsk:
solljos
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sollys
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Old English:
sunnan lēoma
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Old English:
sunnan lēoht
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Iranian Persian:
آفْتاب
(âftâb)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Iranian Persian:
نورِ آفْتاب
(nur-e âftâb)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Iranian Persian:
نورِ خورْشید
(nur-e xoršid)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Plautdietsch:
Sonnenlicht
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Polish:
światło słoneczne
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Portuguese:
luz do sol
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Romanian:
lumina soarelui
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Russian:
со́лнечный свет
(sólnečnyj svet)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Sanskrit:
आतप
(ātapa)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Serbo-Croatian:
сунчева светлост
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Serbo-Croatian:
сунчева свјетлост
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Serbo-Croatian:
sunčeva svetlost
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Serbo-Croatian:
sunčeva svjetlost
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Slovak:
slnečné svetlo
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Slovene:
sončna svetloba
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Spanish:
luz del sol
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Spanish:
luz solar
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Swahili:
mwanga wa jua
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Swedish:
solljus
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Tagalog:
liwanag ng araw
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Tajik:
офтоб
(oftob)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Tajik:
нури офтоб
(nur-i oftob)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Tamil:
வெயில்
(veyil)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Thai:
แดด
(dɛ̀ɛt)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Thai:
แสงอาทิตย์
(sɛ̌ɛng-aa-tít)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Tok Pisin:
lait bilong san
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Turkish:
güneş ışığı
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Ukrainian:
со́нячне сві́тло
(sónjačne svítlo)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Urdu:
دُھوپ
(dhūp)
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Vietnamese:
ánh nắng
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Vietnamese:
ánh sáng mặt trời
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Welsh:
heulwen
— electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun
Belarusian:
святло́
(svjatló)
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Belarusian:
сьвятло́
(sʹvjatló)
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Bengali:
আশার আলো
(aśar alō)
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Finnish:
auringonpaiste
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
German:
Licht
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Hungarian:
napfény
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Japanese:
光
(hikari)
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Polish:
światło
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Russian:
свет
(svet)
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Turkish:
ışık
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
Ukrainian:
світло́
(svitló)
— brightness, hope, a positive outlook
