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Sunup

/ˈsʌnʌp/

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

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noun
  1. 1

    The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

  2. 2

    The change in color of the sky at sunup.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sunup"

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dayspringnoun(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
sunrisenounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
dawningnounThe first beginnings of something.
first lightnounThe time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
morningnounThe early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
cockcrownounThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
break of daynounDaybreak.
break of the daynounthe first light of day
auroranounAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
dawnnoun(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
daybreaknounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

↔️ Antonyms of "Sunup"

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sundownnoun(now chiefly US) Sunset.
sunsetnounThe moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

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WordDefinition
sunrisenounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
first lightnounThe time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
cockcrownounThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
dayspringnoun(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
dawningnounThe first beginnings of something.
dawnnoun(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
daybreaknounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
break of daynounDaybreak.
morningnounThe early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
auroranounAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
break of the daynounthe first light of day
sundownnoun(now chiefly US) Sunset.
daylightnounThe natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
liftnounAn act of lifting or raising.
upsun
beginning of daynoun(often) The start of the workday.
early morning
predawnnounThe period immediately preceding dawn.
foredawnnounThe time before dawn.
crack of dawnnoun(idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.

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