skylight

[ skahy-lahyt ]

noun

1. an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
2. the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.
3. Meteorology. the diffuse light lights from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.

skylight

/ ˈskaɪˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylight Also calledfanlight

Word History and Origins

Origin of skylight¹

First recorded in 1670–80; sky + light ¹

Example Sentences

Four years later, my then 7-year old daughter and her friend fell through a plexiglass skylight window at a rooftop party.

From Los Angeles Times

Above, a large skylight is adorned with hundreds of suspended corn cobs, their illuminated forms offering one of the few sources of light in the dark and moody, monochromatic space.

From Salon

Bright sunshine flooded through a skylight above the judges’ heads.

From BBC

The cave has a skylight on the Moon’s surface, leading down to vertical and overhanging walls, and a sloping floor that might extend further underground.

From BBC

Lately, Ms. Hines has looked up to see them looking down at her, impatiently, from the skylight in their bathroom.

From New York Times