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# sunlight

noun (sunlight — uncountable)

«sunlight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The light that comes from the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#m1)
2. A place or time where this light falls: sitting in the sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science: plants need sunlight to make their food (photosynthesis); sunlight gives warmth and light to the Earth; sunlight takes about eight minutes to reach the Earth; white sunlight splits into the colours of the rainbow. In safety: too much sunlight burns skin, so use sun cream, a hat and shade (slip, slop, slap in Australia); never look straight at the Sun. Phrases: in the sunlight, bright sunlight, direct sunlight, sunlight and water.

### Examples

- Plants need sunlight and water to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x1)
- The cat is sleeping in a patch of sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x2)
- Keep the medicine out of direct sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x3)
- Sunlight came through the window in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x4)
- Never look straight at the Sun, even in bright sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x5)
- Sunlight takes about eight minutes to travel to Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x6)
- A rainbow appears when sunlight shines through raindrops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x7)
- Strong sunlight can burn your skin in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x8)
- "Rejoice with us," said the air and the sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable: «some sunlight», not «a sunlight» or «sunlights». One word. Related words: sunshine (sunny weather), sunrise, sunset, sunburn. Moonlight is really sunlight reflected by the Moon — the Moon makes no light itself.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sunlight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunlight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sunlight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sunlight.html) on Mova free.