daytime
See also: day-time and day time
English
Alternative forms
- day-time
Etymology
day + time
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɪtaɪm/
Noun
daytime (usually uncountable, plural daytimes)
- The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
- 1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:
- In the daytime the beds are made up but completely out of sight, giving the passenger a comfortable little private room; as the time for retiring comes, after preparing for rest in the same spacious conditions, he is able, practically at a touch, to pull the bed into position ready for use.
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Synonyms
- day, upsun; see also Thesaurus:daytime
Antonyms
- night, nighttime; see also Thesaurus:nighttime
Derived terms
- daytimes
Translations
the time of daylight
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Adjective
daytime (not comparable)
- Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
- Happening during the day.
- daytime television
Synonyms
- (pertaining to daytime): day
- (happening during the day): day
Antonyms
- (pertaining to daytime): evening, night, nighttime
- (happening during the day): evening, night, nighttime
Derived terms
- daytime drama
Translations
pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
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happening during the day
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Anagrams
- Maytide