sunray

Light from above

A sunray is a beam of sunlight, especially one visible as it breaks through clouds or streams through a window: Sunrays filtered through the canopy.

The word often appears in the plural.

Sunray patterns radiate outward from a central point like spokes, common in Art Deco design and watch dials.

light

beam

Structural support member

glint · shine · shimmer · sparkle · glisten · twinkle · reflection · refraction · luminescence · iridescence

dawn

sunrise

Morning light's arrival

twilight · aurora · awakening · crepuscular · eastern · rosy · peach · amber · breaking · cresting

warmth

bask

Enjoy radiant warmth

  • heatTransferred thermal energy
  • glowSteady, soft light
  • soothingReducing distress or discomfort

toasty · balmy · summery · tropical · temperate · mild · comfort · coziness · snug · thermal

solar

photovoltaic

Light-to-electricity converting

power · photosynthesis · ultraviolet · spectrum · UV · infrared · radiation · solarium · heliotherapy · exposure

artistic

starburst

Radiant pattern from center

  • coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
  • nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
  • aureoleRadiant ring around head

spoke · radiating · fanlike · burst · motif · sunburst · medallion · ornament · gilded · mosaic

Categories
Opposites
light source

sunraymoonlight

Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal

moonbeam · starlight · starbeam · starshine · artificial light

illumination vs. darkness

sunrayshadow

Light blocked by object

darkness · shade · gloom · dark · blackness

Family

sunrays

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