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Sunlit vs Daylight - What's the difference?

sunlit | daylight |

As an adjective sunlit

is illuminated by sunlight.

As a noun daylight is

the light from the sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

As a verb daylight is

to expose to daylight.

sunlit

English

Adjective

("sunlit" on Wikipedia) (en adjective)
  • Illuminated by sunlight.
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  • *:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."
  • See also

    * candlelit * moonlit * starlit

    Anagrams

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    daylight

    English

    Noun

  • The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
  • A light source that simulates daylight.
  • (countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
  • The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
  • Daybreak.
  • * 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross), Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1 , pp.284-5
  • Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight , there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
  • Exposure to public scrutiny.
  • A clear, open space.
  • (countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
  • (idiomatic) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
  • Synonyms

    * daytime * morning

    Antonyms

    * night * darkness

    Derived terms

    * broad daylight, in broad daylight

    Verb

  • To expose to daylight
  • (architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
  • To allow light in, as by drawing drapes.
  • (landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
  • To gain exposure to the open.
  • The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.

    See also

    * dawn * sunrise * sunset