Definition of sunrise Sunrise

/sʌˈnɹajˌz/ - [sunrayz] - sun•rise

We found 12 definitions of sunrise from 6 different sources.

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What does sunrise mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sunrises

sunrise - the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
sunrise - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
sunrise - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
  dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow
  aurorean, auroral characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow"
  time of day, hour distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"

Adjective

sunrise - of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sunrise (Noun)
    The change in color of the sky at.
  • sunrise (Noun)
    Any great awakening.
  • sunrise (Adjective)
    Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sunrise (n.)
    Alt. of Sunrising

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sunrise
    The ascent of the sun above the eastern horizon in the morning.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • company
    Sunrise is a Japanese animation company. The staff uses the name Hajime Yatate in all their productions by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this is not a real person--it is a name that all the people who work for the studio use for themselves.
  • movie
    "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" or "Sunrise" is a 1927 silent movie. It is the only movie to ever win Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production.

Part of speech

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  • sunrise, noun, singular of sunrises.
  • sunrise, adjective.

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