[dey-lahyt] 
noun, adjective, verb, -light⋅ed or -lit, -light⋅ing.| 1. | the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight. |
| 2. | public knowledge or awareness; openness: The newspaper article brought the scandal out into the daylight. |
| 3. | the period of day; daytime. |
| 4. | daybreak; dawn. |
| 5. | a clear space between any two parts that should be close together, as between the jambs of the opening of a doorway or the knees of a horseback rider and a saddle. |
| 6. | daylights, mental soundness; consciousness; wits: The noise scared the daylights out of us. |
| 7. | Photography. of, pertaining to, or being film made for exposure by the natural light of day. |
| 8. | to suffuse (an interior space) with artificial light or with daylight filtered through translucent materials, as roofing panels. |
| 9. | see daylight, to progress to a point where completion of a difficult task seems possible or probable. |
