Sunlit

//ˈsʌnlɪt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Illuminated by sunlight.

    ""My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. [James Abbott McNeill] Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…].""

Adjective
  1. 1
    lighted by sunlight wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
sunnyablazeaglowalightbathed with lightbespangled

Example

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"As the Moon moves eastward away from the Sun in the sky, we see a bit more of the sunlit side of the Moon each night."

Etymology

From sun + lit.

Related phrases

sunlit uplands

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