English Explanatory Dictionary

sunrise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  2. The change in color of the sky at dawn.
  3. Any great awakening.
verb
  1. To phase in.
  2. To awake.
  3. To cheer up, brighten, or illuminate.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ En-ca-sunrise.ogg

Word forms

sunrise sunrises sunrising sunrised

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”).

Synonyms

sunup daybreak sparrow-fart ass crack of dawn break break of dawn break of day butt crack of dawn cockcrow crack of dawn dawn daylight dayspring first light lauds solrise sun sunlight sunrise sunrising

Antonyms

sunset sundown cockshut crepusculum dark dimmity duckish dusk evenfall mirkning night nightfall sun vespers

Related words

rise and shine moonrise moonset

Derived words

instant sunrise Northern Sunrise County presunrise sunrise clause sunrise industry Sunrise Manor sunrise period sunrise problem sunrise provision sunriser sunrise service sunrisy tequila sunrise
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