Daytime vs. Daylight

Daytimenoun

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

Daylightnoun

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

Daytimeadjective

Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.

Daylightnoun

A light source that simulates daylight.

Daytimeadjective

Happening during the day.

‘daytime television’;

Daylightnoun

The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.

Daytimenoun

The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night; same as day, 1; as, during the daytime.

Daylightnoun

The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

‘We should get home while it's still daylight.’;

Daytimenoun

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;

‘the dawn turned night into day’; ‘it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime’;

Daylightnoun

Daybreak.

‘We had only two hours to work before daylight.’;

Daytimeadjective

happening during or appropriate to the day;

‘a daytime job’; ‘daytime television’; ‘daytime clothes’;

Daylightnoun

Exposure to public scrutiny.

‘Budgeting a spy organization can't very well be done in daylight.’;

Daytime

On Earth, daytime is the period of the day during which a given location experiences natural illumination from direct sunlight. Daytime occurs when the Sun appears above the local horizon, that is, anywhere on the globe's hemisphere facing the Sun.

Daylightnoun

A clear, open space.

‘All small running backs instinctively run to daylight.’; ‘He could barely see daylight through the complex clockwork.’; ‘Finally, after weeks of work on the project, they could see daylight.’;

Daylightnoun

The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.

‘The minimum and maximum daylights on an injection molding machine determines the sizes of the items it can make.’;

Daylightnoun

(idiomatic) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.

‘We completely agree. There's no daylight between us on the issue.’;

Daylightnoun

The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.

Daylightverb

To expose to daylight

Daylightverb

(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.

Daylightverb

To allow light in, as by opening drapes.

Daylightverb

To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.

Daylightverb

(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.

‘The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.’;

Daylightnoun

The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.

Daylightnoun

The eyes.

Daylightnoun

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;

‘the dawn turned night into day’; ‘it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime’;

Daylightnoun

light during the daytime

Daylight

Daylight is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight during the daytime. This includes direct sunlight, diffuse sky radiation, and (often) both of these reflected by Earth and terrestrial objects, like landforms and buildings.