# sunlight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ · frequency rank #8,865

## Definitions
1. All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
2. Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
3. Synonym of sunrise.
4. Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).

## Etymology
From Middle English sonnelight, sunneliht, from Old English sunnan lēoht (“sunlight”), equivalent to sun + light. Cognate with Dutch zonlicht (“sunlight”), German Low German Sünnenlücht (“sunlight”), German Sonnenlicht (“sunlight”).

## Easily confused with
- **slight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slight-vs-sunlight)
- **skylight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skylight-vs-sunlight)

## Common misspellings (13)
`snulight`, `ssunlight`, `sulnight`, `sunilght`, `sunlgiht`, `sunligght`, `sunlighht`, `sunlightt`, `sunligth`, `sunlihgt`, `sunllight`, `sunnlight`, `usnlight`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sunlight