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Sun

/sʌn/

A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.

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📖 Definitions of "Sun"

noun

1
A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
2
The light and warmth which is received from the sun.
3
Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
4
Sunrise or sunset.

verb

1
To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
"Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs."
2
To warm or dry in the sunshine.
3
To be exposed to the sun.
4
To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

proper noun

1
The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sun"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sunlightnoun	All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
sunshinenoun	The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
sunbatheverb	(intransitive) To expose one's body to the sun in order to relax or to obtain a suntan; to take the sun.
sundaynoun	The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sun"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sunlightnoun	All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
sunshinenoun	The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
sunbathenoun	A sunbathing session: a sunbath.
sundaynoun	The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
earthnoun	The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
starsnoun	(with "the") Outer space.
skynoun	The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
eclipsenoun	(astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
starnoun	Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
moonnoun	(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
planetarynoun	A planetary nebula.
insolationnoun	The incident radiant energy emitted by the sun which reaches a unit area over a period of time, typically measured over a horizontal area at the Earth's surface or at the top of Earth's atmosphere.
solarnoun	A fictional currency used in science fiction.
zonenoun	Any given region or area of the world.
planetariumnoun	A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
sunsetnoun	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
sundownnoun	(now chiefly US) Sunset.
sunrisenoun	The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.