daytime

noun, adj — 3 senses

daytime

noun

/ˈdeɪtaɪm/

Etymology From day + time.

1

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

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.1944 November and December, “"Duplex Roomette" Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:

Synonyms: day, daylight, daylength, daytime, photoperiod
Antonyms: night, nighttime
Derived terms: daytimer, daytimes, daytime serial, nondaytime, predaytime
Related terms: daily, diurnal, twilight
Hyponyms: afternoon, evening, midday, morning
Meronyms: prime, terce, tierce, sext, nones, none

daytime

adj

Etymology From day + time.

1

Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.

2

Happening during the day.

daytime television

Synonyms: day
Antonyms: evening, night, nighttime
Derived terms: daytime drama

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