Sunrise
//ˈsʌnɹaɪz// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. countable, uncountable
"I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise."
- 2 the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon wordnet
- 3 The change in color of the sky at dawn. countable, uncountable
"Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?"
- 4 atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun wordnet
- 5 Any great awakening. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"It was the sunrise of her spirit."
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- 6 the first light of day wordnet
Verb
- 1 To phase in. transitive, uncommon
"In the first type (upper left quadrant), alternative industrial movements (AIMs) focus on the sunrising of new technologies."
Adjective
- 1 of an industry or technology; new and developing wordnet
Example
More examples"Never lose sight of the importance of a beautiful sunrise, or watching your kids sleep, or the smell of rain. It's often the small things that really matter in life."
Etymology
From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).
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