Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on.
Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
Synonyms: sunlight, sunshine, light of day, natural light More Synonyms of daylight
2. uncountable noun
Daylight is the time of day when it begins to get light.
Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
3.
See in broad daylight
More Synonyms of daylight
daylight in British English
(ˈdeɪˌlaɪt)
noun
1.
a.
light from the sun
b.
(as modifier)
daylight film
2.
the period when it is light; daytime
3.
daybreak
4. see daylight
daylight in American English
(ˈdeɪˌlaɪt)
noun
1.
the light of day; sunlight
2.
dawn; daybreak
3.
full understanding or knowledge of something hidden or obscure
4.
the approaching end of a task or an ordeal
to see daylight ahead
5. [pl.]; Slang, Obsolete
the eyes
6. [pl.]; Informal
consciousness
: often used hyperbolically, as in scare (or beat or knock, etc.) the daylights out of
More idioms containing
daylight
do something in broad daylight
daylight robbery
Examples of 'daylight' in a sentence
daylight
The problem is what happens when broad daylight comes into the equation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One summer we were burgled in broad daylight and it was entirely our fault.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When I awoke, it was broad daylight and the full sun was glaring straight into my eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Net curtains can steal natural daylight from a room.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Remember this was all happening in broad daylight.
The Sun (2007)
The time for wasting daylight is over.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The short winter days mean some of us barely see daylight in our working week.
The Sun (2015)
So why are so many outwardly respectable people getting away with daylight robbery?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If we win it puts some daylight between us and them.
The Sun (2014)
He should also make an effort to increase his exposure to natural daylight in the morning.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Many sites are being looted in broad daylight and at least one bulldozer is being used.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Or you may simply run out of time or daylight.
Crawshaw, Alwyn Crawshaw's Watercolour Studio (1993)
She tells me of the shock of seeing daylight for the first time in so long.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is little more than daylight robbery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Go to a window and look in a compact mirror in natural daylight.
The Sun (2007)
He is better in smaller fields when he can see daylight.
The Sun (2006)
And that sounds suspiciously like daylight robbery to us.
The Sun (2011)
Getting outside increases your exposure to natural daylight.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But justice has to be seen in broad daylight.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He wanted to be in and out to preserve daylight flying time because there were loads of electricity pylons around.
The Sun (2013)
It was daylight all the time.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
Right in the street, in broad daylight.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
With the short hours of daylight putting sunshine at a premium, this has made for a particularly dismal time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Both crave daylight, so put them near a window and regularly turn them so that they get light all round.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Justice usually requires broad daylight.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The shorter hours of daylight and lower sun in the sky tend to make September cooler than August.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If the periods of daylight and dark had a total of twelve hours each, then an hour's duration would inevitably reflect the vagaries of location and season.
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
In other languages
daylight
British English: daylight NOUN
Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on.
American English: daylight
Brazilian Portuguese: luz do dia
Chinese: 日光
European Spanish: luz del día
French: lumière du jour
German: Tageslicht
Italian: luce del giorno
Japanese: 日光
Korean: 여명
European Portuguese: luz do dia
Latin American Spanish: luz del día
All related terms of 'daylight'
daylight lamp
a lamp whose light has a range of wavelengths similar to that of natural sunlight
daylight time
time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
see daylight
to understand something previously obscure
daylight hours
the hours when it is daylight
daylight saving
the practice of advancing standard time by one hour in the spring of each year and of setting it back by one hour in the fall in order to gain an extra period of daylight during the early evening
daylight robbery
If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable , you can refer to this as daylight robbery .
artificial daylight
artificial light having approximately the same spectral characteristics as natural daylight
in broad daylight
If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight , you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night .
Central Daylight Time
the time observed in the Central Time Zone of the United states when Daylight Savings Time is in effect; GMT -5
daylight saving time
Daylight Saving Time is a period of time in the summer when the clocks are set one hour forward , so that people can have extra light in the evening.
Eastern Daylight Time
a time zone applicable to many eastern areas of the United States during the summer months , being a daylight-saving variant of Eastern Standard Time
Pacific Daylight Time
the version of Pacific Standard Time that is in use when daylight saving time is being observed
Mountain Daylight Time
one of the standard times used in North America, seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
do something in broad daylight
to do something illegal or bad openly in the daytime , when people can see it. This expression is often used to emphasize behaviour that is surprising or shocking .
Chinese translation of 'daylight'
daylight
(ˈdeɪlaɪt)
n(u)
白昼(晝) (báizhòu)
All related terms of 'daylight'
in broad daylight
光天化日之下 guāng tiān huà rì zhī xià
CDT
Central Daylight Time 中部夏令时(時) Zhōngbù Xiàlìngshí
DST
Daylight Saving Time 夏令时(時) Xiàlìngshí
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time 东(東)部夏令时(時) Dōngbù Xiàlìngshí
PDT
Pacific Daylight Time 太平洋夏令时(時)间(間) Tàipíngyáng Xiàlìng Shíjiān
ADT
Atlantic Daylight Time 大西洋夏令时(時) Dàxīyáng Xiàlìngshí
MDT
Mountain Daylight Time 山区(區)时(時)间(間) Shānqū Shíjiān
1 (noun)
Definition
light from the sun
In the middle of winter there's hardly any daylight.
Synonyms
sunlight
I saw her sitting at a window table, bathed in sunlight.
sunshine
light of day
natural light
2 (noun)
Definition
daytime
It was still daylight but many cars had their headlamps on.
Synonyms
daytime
I used to work night shifts so I slept in the daytime.