how to pronounce daylights

/ˈdɛɪˌlaɪts/

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daylights is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of daylights in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that scared the living daylights out of …”

meanings of daylights

noun:

Mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
Plural of daylight.
Eyes.

daylights frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word daylights occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.