Daylight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

light during the daytime

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪəptˈɑːskəpi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈeɪlaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈeɪlaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪəptˈɑːskəpi/.

Examples

the dawn turned night into day
it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

daytime day

Antonyms

night

Parts of Speech

noun	the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside “the dawn turned night into day”
noun	light during the daytime

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tageslicht

die Zeit nach Sonnenaufgang und vor Sonnenuntergang, wenn es draußen hell ist

🇫🇷French

lumière du jour

le temps après le lever du soleil et avant le coucher du soleil lorsqu'il fait clair dehors

🇪🇸Spanish

luz

el tiempo después del amanecer y antes del atardecer mientras hay luz afuera

🇮🇹Italian

luce del giorno

il tempo dopo l'alba e prima del tramonto mentre fuori fa luce

🇳🇱Dutch

daglicht

de tijd na zonsopgang en vóór zonsondergang terwijl het buiten licht is

🇵🇹Portuguese

luz do dia

o tempo após o nascer do sol e antes do pôr do sol enquanto está claro lá fora

🇷🇺Russian

дневной свет

время после восхода и перед заходом солнца, пока на улице светло

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिन का प्रकाश

सूर्योदय के बाद और सूर्यास्त से पहले का समय जबकि बाहर उजाला है

🇧🇩Bengali

দিনের আলো

সূর্যোদয়ের পরে এবং সূর্যাস্তের আগে যখন বাইরে আলো থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

பகல்

சூரிய உதயத்திற்குப் பிறகு மற்றும் சூரிய அஸ்தமனத்திற்கு முன் நேரம் வெளியில் வெளிச்சமாக இருக்கும் போது

🇮🇳Telugu

పగలు

సూర్యోదయం తర్వాత మరియు సూర్యాస్తమయానికి ముందు సమయం బయట తేలికగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दिवसाचा प्रकाश

सूर्योदयानंतरची आणि सूर्यास्तापूर्वीची वेळ जेव्हा बाहेर प्रकाश असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દિવસનો પ્રકાશ

સૂર્યોદય પછીનો અને સૂર્યાસ્ત પહેલાનો સમય જ્યારે બહાર પ્રકાશ હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಗಲು

ಸೂರ್ಯೋದಯದ ನಂತರದ ಸಮಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂರ್ಯಾಸ್ತದ ಮೊದಲು ಅದು ಹೊರಗೆ ಬೆಳಕಿರುವಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പകൽ വെളിച്ചം

സൂര്യോദയത്തിനു ശേഷമുള്ള സമയം, സൂര്യാസ്തമയത്തിനു മുമ്പുള്ള സമയം പുറത്ത് വെളിച്ചമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਨ ਦੀ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ

ਸੂਰਜ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਜਦੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

دن کی روشنی

طلوع آفتاب کے بعد اور غروب آفتاب سے پہلے کا وقت جب کہ باہر روشنی ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

日光

日出后和日落前室外光线充足的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

日光

日の出後から日没前の外が明るい時間帯

🇰🇷Korean

일광

해가 뜬 후와 해가 지기 전 밖이 밝을 때

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ánh sáng ban ngày

thời gian sau khi mặt trời mọc và trước khi mặt trời lặn khi bên ngoài trời còn sáng

🇹🇭Thai

เวลากลางวัน

เวลาหลังพระอาทิตย์ขึ้นและก่อนพระอาทิตย์ตกในขณะที่ข้างนอกมีแสงสว่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

siang hari

waktu setelah matahari terbit dan sebelum matahari terbenam saat di luar terang

🇵🇭Filipino

liwanag ng araw

ang oras pagkatapos ng pagsikat ng araw at bago ang paglubog ng araw habang maliwanag sa labas

🇲🇾Malay

siang hari

waktu selepas matahari terbit dan sebelum matahari terbenam sedangkan di luar cerah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضوء النهار

الوقت بعد شروق الشمس وقبل غروب الشمس عندما يكون الضوء في الخارج

🇮🇷Persian

نور روز

زمان بعد از طلوع و قبل از غروب آفتاب در حالی که هوا روشن است

🇹🇷Turkish

gün ışığı

dışarıda hava aydınlıkken gün doğumundan sonraki ve gün batımından önceki zaman

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹר

הזמן שאחרי הזריחה ולפני השקיעה בזמן שאור בחוץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'daylight'?

The primary meaning of 'daylight' is 'the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside'.

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Using 'daylight' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'daylight' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'daylight' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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