rays of light

Sunlight streaming through

Rays of light are narrow beams of illumination, either literal or metaphorical.

Sunlight streaming through clouds creates visible rays.

In religious art, rays of light often emanate from divine figures.

Figuratively, a ray of light is something hopeful in a dark situation: Her visit was a ray of light during a difficult week.

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  • sunbeamShaft of daylight
  • shineEmit or reflect light
  • motesMinute airborne particles
  • glowSteady, soft light
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage

gleam · slant · shimmer · streak · sunlight · dappled · photon · crepuscular · dust · glimmer · sun · brightness · window · sparkle · diffraction · rainbow · brilliant · Sacred Heart

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Opposites
light vs. darkness

rays of lightdarkness

Total absence of light

shadow · blackness · pitch black · gloom · murk

directional vs. diffused light

rays of lightambient light

Existing illumination in space

scattered light · soft glow · soft light · indirect light · haze

hope/revelation vs. despair/concealment (metaphorical)

rays of lightpall

Grow tiresome or dull

shroud · eclipse · spiritual darkness · benightedness

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light, rays, radiant, lights, radiate, radiance, radiation, radius, radiantly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G