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Synonyms of sunlight

24 similar words

Another word for sunlight is sun. Other synonyms of sunlight are sunshine, daylight, sunrise, daybreak and break.

Synonyms and similar words for sunlight

nounAll the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum...

  • daylightThe natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or...
  • sunThe light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
  • sunshineThe direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

nounBrightness, hope; a positive outlook.

nounSynonym of sunrise.

  • daybreakThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
  • dayspringThe beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
  • dawn
  • ass crack of dawn Canada, USAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
  • breakThe beginning (of the morning).
  • break of dawnDaybreak.
  • break of dayDaybreak.
  • butt crack of dawn Canada, USAn intensifier, used in the same contexts as crack of dawn, but more intense.
  • cockcrowThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light.
  • crack of dawnThe first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
  • first light
  • lauds
  • sparrow-fart Australia, UK
  • sunriseThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • sunup USThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • solrise rareThe time of day when Sol, the sun in the Solar System, appears to rise over a planet's horizon.
  • sunrising obsoleteSunrise, daybreak.

nounSynonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is...

  • photicDescribing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.

Meaning of sunlight

  1. noun All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
  2. noun Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
  3. noun Synonym of sunrise.

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Questions about synonyms of sunlight

What is another word for sunlight?
Sunlight has 24 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sun, sunshine, daylight, sunrise, daybreak and break.
What does sunlight mean?
Sunlight means all the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sunlight (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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