sunlit
pronunciation
How to pronounce sunlit in British English:
UK [ˈsʌnlɪt]
How to pronounce sunlit in American English:
US [ˈsʌnˌlɪt]
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- Adjective:
- lighted by sunlight
Word Origin
- sunlit (adj.)
- 1822, from sun (n.) + lit (adj.).
Example
- 1. In short , those who think we are now looking at the sunlit uplands are fooling themselves .
- 2. The sound of distant gunfire disturbed the early-morning peace of a sunlit valley brilliant with tropical colours .
- 3. The sky , full of sunshine ; the field , sunlit .
- 4. Looking down from orbit hundreds or thousands of kilometers above the sunlit surface of the earth , the signposts of civilization are clearly visible .
- 5. Any that sinks below the sunlit top layers will hang around in the depths for a long time , thanks to the colder temperature and greater density of the deep water .