Home › Words › D › daytimedaytime/ˈdeɪtaɪm/daytime means pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.daytime is pronounced /ˈdeɪtaɪm/.EtymologyFrom day + time.adjPertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.Happening during the day.e.g.“daytime television”nounThe time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.diurnally 74% match — By daylight; in the daytime. vs daytime →daytimes 74% match — Habitually during the daytime. vs daytime →adays 73% match — In the daytime. vs daytime →daylike 66% match — Resembling day or some aspect of it. vs daytime →diurnality 66% match — The condition or habit of being active during the day. vs daytime →nighttime 65% match — The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night. vs daytime →daywear 64% match — Clothes to be worn in the daytime. vs daytime →day 64% match — The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky. vs daytime →