Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The light of the sun; sunshine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The light of the sun.
- noun Same as
sun-burner .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The light of the sun.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun All the
electromagnetic radiation given off by theSun , especially that in thevisible spectrum that bathes theEarth . - noun figuratively, figuratively Brightness,
hope ; apositive outlook .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the rays of the sun
Etymologies
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Examples
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Griffith, who still speaks fondly of the days when every game was played in sunlight, is not very enthusiastic about the prospect of watching baseball in a basement, but something had to be done to improve the Twins 'pitiful attendance figures, and, after balking and stuttering and giving the developers fits, he finally agreed that the domed stadium might be it.
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Griffith, who still speaks fondly of the days when every game was played in sunlight, is not very enthusiastic about the prospect of watching baseball in a basement, but something had to be done to improve the Twins 'pitiful attendance figures, and, after balking and stuttering and giving the developers fits, he finally agreed that the domed stadium might be it.
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Griffith, who still speaks fondly of the days when every game was played in sunlight, is not very enthusiastic about the prospect of watching baseball in a basement, but something had to be done to improve the Twins 'pitiful attendance figures, and, after balking and stuttering and giving the developers fits, he finally agreed that the domed stadium might be it.
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It takes all of them mixed together to make the clear white light which we call sunlight, and without which nothing could live or grow.
Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3) Nellie Lathrop Helm 1869
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This fluid which we call sunlight intercommunicates between the entire opposing surface of sun and earth, unless interrupted by some temporary cause.
New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces Henry Raymond Rogers 1861
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Its tangible constituents, such as clouds, vapors, gases, are well understood; as well as the modifying influence of those atmospheric elements upon what we call sunlight, and sun-heat.
New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces Henry Raymond Rogers 1861
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Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis's principle that "sunlight" is the "best of disinfectants" is a major influence on contemporary public policy nearly everywhere except in his own profession.
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Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis's principle that "sunlight" is the "best of disinfectants" is a major influence on contemporary public policy nearly everywhere except in his own profession.
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A troll and a vampire would both be impervious except in sunlight (which a troll would merely survive) and a troll could crush the werewolf or zombie.
Fantasy League. 2010
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Sparkling, especially in the sunlight, is like a slap in the face to serious vampire fans.
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