Definition of Sunlit

1. Adjective. Lighted by sunlight. "Violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges"

Exact synonyms: Sunstruck
Similar to: Light

Definition of Sunlit

1. a. Lighted by the sun.

Definition of Sunlit

1. Adjective. illuminated by sunlight ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sunlit

1. lighted by the sun [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunlit

sunkets
sunkie
sunkies
sunkissed
sunks
sunlamp
sunlamps
sunland
sunlands
sunless
sunlessly
sunlessness
sunlight
sunlights
sunlike
sunlit (current term)
sunlounger
sunly
sunn
sunnahs
sunnas
sunne
sunned
sunnier
sunnies
sunniest
sunnily
sunniness
sunninesses
sunning

Literary usage of Sunlit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diary of a Southern Refugee: During the War by Judith White Brockenbrough McGuire (1889)
"... I hear from out that sunlit land which lies Beyond these clouds which darkly gather o'er us, The happy sounds of industry arise ..."

2. Writing of Today: Models of Journalistic Prose by John William Cunliffe, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1922)
"Through breaks in the clouds 5 sunlit sea, gold and blue in a frame of IX we caught enchanting glimpses of the white. SHOOTING THE RAPIDS close range, ..."

3. Steps to Oratory: A School Speaker by Frank Townsend Southwick (1900)
"... Crew and Captain lie ; There the sunlit ocean tosses O'er them moldering, And the lonely sea bird crosses With one waft of the wing. ..."

4. Camping and Tramping with President Roosevelt by John Burroughs (1907)
"... with the breath of cool morning winds blowing across lonely plains, with the scent of flowers on the sunlit prairie, with the motion of fiery horses, ..."

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