Meaning & use
daylight
The natural light that occurs during the day, or the daytime period itself.
See it in a sentence
We tried to finish the hike while there was still daylight.
The office relies on daylight through large windows instead of artificial lighting.
A note on using this word
The phrase broad daylight emphasizes that something happened openly, in full view, during the day.
Words with a similar meaning
sunlight
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Words with an opposite meaning
darkness
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