Synonyms for sunbeam
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A ray of sunlight; especially, a demarcated, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
Near-synonym: sunshaft (narrow, demarcated)
Forms
- Plural
- sunbeams → sunrays, sunshafts…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sunbeam | rising | |
| sunray | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sunray
- 8 letters
- sunshaft