daytime
/ˈdeɪtaɪm/
daytime noun: the time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
Noun
daytime (usually uncountable, plural daytimes)
- The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
- In the daytime the beds are made up but completely out of sight, giving the passenger a comfortable little private room; as the time for retiring comes, after preparing for rest in the same spacious conditions, he is able, practically at a touch, to pull the bed into position ready for use.1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324
- Synonyms:
- day, daylight, daylength, photoperiod
Adjective
daytime (not comparable)
- Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
- The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022
- Synonyms:
- day
- Happening during the day.
- daytime television
- Synonyms:
- day
daytime meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
daytime in Tamil
- the time of daylight
- பகல் pakal
daytime in Telugu
- daytime
- పగలు pagalu
daytime in Malayalam
- the time of daylight
- പകൽ സമയം pakal samayaṁ
daytime in Kannada
- ಹಗಲು, ಎಡೆಹೊತ್ತು
More languagesFewer languages
- daytime in Punjabi
- ਦਿਨ dina
- daytime in Odia
- ଦିବସ dibasa
- daytime in Nepali
- दिउँसो diũso
- daytime in Arabic
- نَهَارُ nahāru
- daytime in Malay
- siang
- daytime in Indonesian
- siang, siang hari
- daytime in Thai
- กลางวัน glaang-wan
- daytime in Vietnamese
- ban ngày
Examples of daytime in a sentence
- The daytime team got an urgent handover from the afterhours department.
- Workshy benefits claimants should stop watching daytime television and get a job.
- If you overnap in the daytime, you may have trouble sleeping at night.
Synonyms of daytime
Antonyms
Forms of daytime
| plural | daytimes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | day-time |
Origin of daytime
From day + time.
Words formed from daytime
Phrases with daytime
Questions about daytime
- What does daytime mean?
- Daytime means the time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
- What is daytime in Tamil?
- Daytime in Tamil is பகல் (pakal). See Daytime meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is daytime?
- Daytime can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce daytime?
- Daytime is pronounced /ˈdeɪtaɪm/.
- What is the plural of daytime?
- The plural of daytime is daytimes.
Words near daytime in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: daytime (page history and authors); పగలు (Telugu) (page history and authors); daytime (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਦਿਨ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଦିବସ (Odia) (page history and authors); दिउँसो (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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