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Sun

/sʌn/ · name

Meaning

The star that is closest to the Earth..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The star that is closest to the Earth.
  2. (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
  3. The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
  4. (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
  5. (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
  6. A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
  7. A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
  8. The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.

Example Sentences

And the cite hath no nede of the ſunne nether of the mone to lyghten hit. For the bꝛynghtnes off God dyd light hitt: and the lambe was the light off hit.
"I suppose I may have leave to do that!" Yes, she could do that, he said, but there was no road to that place; it lay east of the sun and west of the moon, and she could never find her way there.
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
Because Haestrom's sun has overwhelmed the planet's protective magnetosphere, humans foolhardy enough to venture into geth-controlled Haestrom must exercise extreme caution. Minutes of radiation exposure will overload shields and hours of exposure will kill.
Lambs that did frisk in the sun.
His fair hair waved long and freely over a white and unwrinkled forehead: the life of a camp and the suns of Italy had but little embrowned his clear and healthful complexion, which retained much of the bloom of youth.
For the Lord God is the ſunne & ſhield vnto vs: […]
[…] I will never conſent to put out the Sun of Sovereigntie to all Poſterity, […]

Synonyms for sun

apricatesunlightsunshinesunbathesunday

Antonyms for sun

Related Words

sunlightsunshinesunbathesundayearthstarsskyeclipsestarmoonplanetaryinsolationsolarzoneplanetariumlightsunsetgroundsundownsunrise

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does sun mean?

Sun means The star that is closest to the Earth..

What is a synonym for sun?

Common synonyms include apricate, sunlight, sunshine, sunbathe.

What is the opposite of sun?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use sun in a sentence?

And the cite hath no nede of the ſunne nether of the mone to lyghten hit. For the bꝛynghtnes off God dyd light hitt: and the lambe was the light off hit.

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