sunrise

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ Rhymes: -ʌnɹaɪz === Noun === sunrise (countable and uncountable, plural sunrises) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. Synonyms: sunup, daybreak, sparrow-fart (slang); see also Thesaurus:dawn Antonyms: sunset, sundown; see also Thesaurus:dusk Coordinate term: moonrise The change in color of the sky at dawn. Antonym: sunset (figuratively) Any great awakening. Antonym: sunset Coordinate term: twilight ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === sunrise (third-person singular simple present sunrises, present participle sunrising, simple past and past participle sunrised) (business, uncommon, transitive) To phase in. Antonym: sunset (idiomatic, intransitive, rare) To awake. (idiomatic, transitive, rare) To cheer up, brighten, or illuminate. === See also === moonrise moonset === Further reading === sunrise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Sunseri, insures, nursies, ursines