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.
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Sunlit
//ˈsʌnlɪt//
Synonyms for "sunlit" (35 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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Translations
9 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- огрян от слънце adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Esperanto
1 entries- sunlumita adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Greek
1 entries- ηλιόλουστος adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Polish
1 entries- oświetlony światłem Słońca adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Spanish
1 entries- soleado adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Swedish
1 entries- solbelyst adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Ukrainian
3 entries- зали́тий со́нцем adj (illuminated by sunlight)
- осві́тлений сонцем adj (illuminated by sunlight)
- со́нячний adj (illuminated by sunlight)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The gibbous moon appears to grow fatter each night until we see the full sunlit face of the Moon. We call this phase the full moon.
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The sunlit side of the barn was steaming after the brief rain shower.
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Apples are tinged with this colour, hanging in a sunlit tree, or ivory painted with red, or the moon, eclipsed, blushing in her brightness.
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