sunlit

adjective

sun·​lit ˈsən-ˌlit How to pronounce sunlit (audio)
: lighted by or as if by the sun

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There’s a bonus guest room, a home theater a sunlit office, plus plenty of storage to keep the creative chaos neatly tucked away. Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Photo : Beauchamp Estates; Alex Winship Photography The sunlit reception room has 8.5-foot concrete ceilings and four oversized sash windows overlooking private gardens. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 June 2025 As clashes have broken out between protesters, federal agents and police officers, life — that uniquely sunlit and serene Southern California version of it — mostly unfolded peaceably. Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 9 June 2025 Luscious Montana landscapes are the setting for a sunlit and bromantic film noir of outrageous comedy and explosive violence. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunlit

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunlit was in 1784

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“Sunlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunlit. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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sunlit

adjective
sun·​lit -ˌlit How to pronounce sunlit (audio)
: lighted by or as if by the sun

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