Meanings
plural daytimes · alternative day-time
- uncountableusuallyThe 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 324Synonyms: day, daylight, daylength, photoperiod
alternative day-time
- not comparablePertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.
2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022Synonyms: day
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
adjectivePertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
adjectiveHappening during the day.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-?
- Proto-Germanic*dagaz
- Proto-West Germanic*dag
- Old Englishdæġ
- Middle Englishday
- Englishday
- Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
- Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
- Proto-Germanic*tīmô
- Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
- Old Englishtīma
- Middle Englishtyme
- Englishtime
- Englishdaytime
Translations
Arabic نَهَارُ
- نَهَارُ (nahāru)the time of daylight
Catalan dia
- diathe time of daylight
Chinese Mandarin 白天, 日間 /日间
- 白天 (báitiān)the time of daylight
- 日間 /日间 (rìjiān)the time of daylight
Danish dagtid, dagtid
- dagtidthe time of daylight
- dagtidpertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
Esperanto tage
- tagethe time of daylight
Finnish päiväsaika
- päiväsaikathe time of daylight
French journée, jour
- journéethe time of daylight
- jourthe time of daylight
German heller Tag, Tageszeit
- heller Tagthe time of daylight
- Tageszeitthe time of daylight
Hungarian nappal, nappali
- nappalthe time of daylight
- nappalipertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
- napközbenipertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
- napközipertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
Indonesian siang, siang hari
- siangthe time of daylight
- siang harithe time of daylight
Italian giornata, dì
- giornatathe time of daylight
- dìthe time of daylight
Japanese 昼間
- 昼間 (hiruma)the time of daylight
Korean 하루, 낮
- 하루 (haru)the time of daylight
- 낮 (nat)the time of daylight
Latin dies
- diesthe time of daylight
Malay siang
- siangthe time of daylight
Portuguese dia
- diathe time of daylight
Romanian zi
- zithe time of daylight
Russian день, дневно́е вре́мя
- день (denʹ)the time of daylight
- дневно́е вре́мя (dnevnóje vrémja)the time of daylight
- дневно́й (dnevnój)pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
- дневно́й (dnevnój)happening during the day
Spanish día, diurno
- díathe time of daylight
- diurnopertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
- diurnohappening during the day
Swedish dagtid, dagtid
- dagtidthe time of daylight
- dagtidpertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
Tamil பகல்
- பகல் (pakal)the time of daylight
Thai กลางวัน
- กลางวัน (glaang-wan)the time of daylight
Turkish gündüz
- gündüzthe time of daylight
Ukrainian де́нний, де́нний
- де́нний (dénnyj)pertaining to daytime, appropriate to the day
- де́нний (dénnyj)happening during the day
Vietnamese ban ngày
- ban ngàythe time of daylight
Welsh dydd
- dyddthe time of daylight
Zulu ilanga
- ilangathe time of daylight
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
daytime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daytime
“daytime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daytime. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daytime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daytime.
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