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sunlight

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sun·light  (snlt)
n.
The light of the sun; sunshine.

sunlight
Noun
the light that comes from the sun
sunlit adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sunlightsunlight - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
sunburst - a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
sunbeam, sunray - a ray of sunlight
Translations

sunlight [ˈsʌnlaɪt] nluz f del sol
sunlight [ˈsʌnlaɪt] sun n(lumière f du) soleil m
sunlight [ˈsʌnlaɪt] sun nSonnenlicht nt
sunlight [ˈsʌnlaɪt] n(luce f del) sole m


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We have tried to gain the love of the stern Frost-King, but in vain; his heart is hard as his own icy land; no love can melt, no kindness bring it back to sunlight and to joy.
He had lain within the court for several hours before the first rays of sunlight penetrated the vertical shaft; almost simultaneously he heard the pattering of bare feet in the corridors about him, and a moment later saw the galleries above fill with crafty faces as a score or more entered the courtyard.
The very sunlight looks desolation, falling through the thick-blossoming apple-trees as through the chinks and crevices of deserted Egyptian cities.
 
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