Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daylights

/ˈdeɪlaɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
day-lights
IPA
/ˈdeɪlaɪts/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of daylight

noun

A person's eyes (mostly as a target in fighting).

Slang

noun

Wits, consciousness; the insides, the essence; used as an intensifier, most commonly in the daylights out of or the living daylights out of.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

the daylights out of the living daylights out of beat the daylights out of knock the daylights out of knock the living daylights out of scare the daylights out of scare the living daylights out of

Questions

How do you pronounce daylights?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪlaɪts/.
What does daylights mean?
plural of daylight

How to pronounce daylights

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdeɪlaɪts/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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