sunrise

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the first light of day
  2. noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
  3. noun the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

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”).

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Synonyms

dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow

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