intense sun
Brutal midday heat
Intense sun describes sunlight that is exceptionally strong or harsh, typically at midday or in summer: The intense sun beat down on the hikers.
The phrase emphasizes brightness, heat, or the potential for sunburn and discomfort.
She squinted against the intense sun.
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blazingBurning very brightly
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- heatwaveProlonged abnormally high temperatures
- beat downStrike repeatedly, or negotiate lower
sunburn · blinding · sweltering · harsh · radiant · blistering · solar flare · UV · squinting · desert · high noon · noon · relentless · searing · tropical · parched · sunscreen · midday
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
light/darkness
intense sundarkness
Total absence of light
deep shade · night · nighttime · pitch black · shadow
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