sunning

sun

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn]
- /sʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn]
- /sʌn/

Definitions of sunning word

noun sunning (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 sunning 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 sunning a self-luminous heavenly body; star. 1
noun sunning sunshine; the heat and light from the sun: to be exposed to the sun. 1
noun sunning 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 sunning something likened to the sun in brightness, splendor, etc. 1

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Origin of sunning

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 Sunning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sunning 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".

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Synonyms for sunning

noun sunning

bathing costume — A bathing costume is a piece of clothing that is worn for swimming, especially by women and girls.
bathing suit — A bathing suit is a piece of clothing which people wear when they go swimming.
bikini — A bikini is a two-piece swimming costume worn by women.
maillot — a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.

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