MEANING
Illuminated by the sun.
Use it for
a space brightened by direct sunlight; a bright contrast with shadow; terrain seen in clear daylight
Words that belong together
- a sunlit courtyard
- sunlit slopes
On the page
Dust drifted through the sunlit doorway while the rest of the shop stayed dim.
Nearby words
Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- sunlit
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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