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daylight

American  
[dey-lahyt] / ˈdeɪˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. the light of day.

    At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.

  2. public knowledge or awareness; openness.

    The newspaper article brought the scandal out into the daylight.

  3. the period of day; daytime.

  4. daybreak; dawn.

  5. a clear space or gap, especially between two people or things that should be close together, as between the knees of a horseback rider and a saddle.

  6. disagreement or mental distance between two people.

    There's very little daylight between the two senators' stances on the issue.

  7. Informal. daylights, mental soundness, consciousness, or wits: I'd like to beat/knock the daylights out of him!

    The noise scared the daylights out of us.

    I'd like to beat/knock the daylights out of him!

adjective

  1. Photography. of, relating to, or being film made for exposure by the natural light of day.

verb (used with object)

daylighted, daylit, daylighting

  1. to suffuse (an interior space) with artificial light or with daylight filtered through translucent materials, as roofing panels.

idioms

  1. see daylight, to progress to a point where completion of a difficult task seems possible or probable.

daylight British  
/ ˈdeɪˌlaɪt /

noun

    1. light from the sun

    2. ( as modifier )

      daylight film

  2. the period when it is light; daytime

  3. daybreak

    1. to understand something previously obscure

    2. to realize that the end of a difficult task is approaching

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • predaylight noun

Etymology

Origin of daylight

A Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; day , light 1

Example Sentences

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The Iranians may also have calculated that a daylight attack was less likely.

From BBC

The moment was so unique that U.S. and Israeli warplanes struck in full daylight.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Associated Press reported a daylight Saturday attack on Tehran, with initial blasts hitting near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From MarketWatch

The Associated Press reported a daylight Saturday attack on Tehran, with initial blasts hitting near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

From MarketWatch

He lives to tell the harrowing tale—and to remember those who did not make it back to daylight.

From The Wall Street Journal

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