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- [suhn]
- /sʌn/
- /sʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn]
- /sʌn/
Definitions of sun word
- noun sun (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes. 1
- noun sun the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, its visibility, the season of the year, the time at which or the place where it is seen, etc. 1
- noun sun a self-luminous heavenly body; star. 1
- noun sun sunshine; the heat and light from the sun: to be exposed to the sun. 1
- noun sun a figure or representation of the sun, as a heraldic bearing usually surrounded with rays and marked with the features of a human face. 1
- noun sun something likened to the sun in brightness, splendor, etc. 1
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Origin of sun
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sun, sonne, Old English sunne; cognate with German Sonne, Old Norse sunna, Gothic sunno; akin to Old Norse sōl, Gothic sauil, Latin sōl (see solar1), Greek hḗlios (see helio-), Welsh haul, Lithuanian saũlė, Polish słońce
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Parts of speech for Sun
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sun popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sun usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sun
verb sun
- bask — If you bask in the sunshine, you lie somewhere sunny and enjoy the heat.
- frizzle — a short, crisp curl.
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- enflame — Alternative spelling of inflame.
noun sun
- daytime — The daytime is the part of a day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark.
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
- irradiation — the act of irradiating.
- lambency — the quality of being lambent.
- lighthouse — a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
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