cold light

noun

1. light emitted by a source that is not incandescent, as from a firefly.

cold light

noun

1. light emitted at low temperatures from a source that is not incandescent, such as fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, or triboluminescence

Word History and Origins

Origin of cold light¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“I would be fairly confident that most of those young people, in the cold light of day, in sobriety watching those videos will be mortified.”

From BBC

They called on God to stop gun violence as they stood in the cold, light rain.

From Seattle Times

And yet, as a unionist party, one big niggle remains in the cold light of day.

From BBC

Although Broad survived until day three, in the cold light of day, the Nighthawk's wings were clipped.

From BBC

In her finest moments, Feldon's narrative reminds us that we don't have to accept victimhood as our fate, that we can recast the past — even come to treasure it, no matter how painful our memories might feel in the cold light of the present.

From Salon