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Sunray vs Sunlight - What's the difference?

sunray | sunlight |

As nouns the difference between sunray and sunlight

is that sunray is a beam of sunlight; a sunbeam while sunlight is all the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

sunray

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam
  • A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet
  • A herb, Enceliopsis nudicaulis , that has a broad, yellow flowerhead
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    sunlight

    Noun

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  • All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
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  • (figuratively, figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
  • Synonyms

    * (light from the sun) sunshine

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