Antonyms for sunrise


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suhn-rahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌnˌraɪz


Definition of sunrise

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from sun (n.) + rise (v.); perhaps evolved from a 14c. subjunctive, e.g. before the sun rise.
  • noun rise of sun above horizon
Example sentences :
  • The morning was clear, with a temperature at sunrise of 24°.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • I am a man that is at hard labour of one kind or another from sunrise to sunset.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "This is the first time I have sat down since sunrise," he laughed.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • It was about an hour after sunrise, and the day was bright and warm.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • "I fancy that after sunrise we won't have time to think about water," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • As soon as might be, Phaethon set out for the country of sunrise.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • Our big guns roared from sunrise to sunset, and began again in the morning.
  • Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem
  • He rose early next morning, and was a-foot soon after sunrise.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He begins to feel that the stars are strange, that the moon is sad, that the sunrise is mighty.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • What colors of the prism are shown most in sunset or sunrise?
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

Synonyms for sunrise

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