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sunrise

/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/noun, adjective2 syllables

Sunrise means: the first light of day.

Synonyms for sunrise18

noun, as in the first light of day

dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow

adjective, as in of an industry or technology; new and developing

new

also used for sunrise

sparrow-fart, ass crack of dawn, break, break of dawn, butt crack of dawn, crack of dawn

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Opposites of sunrise

sunset

What does sunrise mean?4

noun

1

the first light of day“we got up before dawn”

2

atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

3

the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

adjective

1

of an industry or technology; new and developing“high-technology sunrise industries”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sunrise in a sentence

  • Each sunrise brings hope, inspiring me to live my life to the fullest.Nuel
  • We went to work at sunrise, and quit work between sundown and dark.riccioberto
  • The farmer rose at sunrise and worked till sunset.sundown
  • The beauty of the sunrise was beyond description.CM
  • The sunrise from the mountaintop was beautiful beyond description.unknown
  • To see the sunrise from a mountaintop is a delight.unknown
  • We got up early so that we could see the sunrise.CK
  • We got up early in order to see the sunrise.Eldad

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Forms of sunrise

as a noun

plural
sunrises