sun Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Sun?
Instead of sun you can say apricate depending on the context.
Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.
Sun as a Symbol
ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sundanese.
Sun as a Proper Noun
The star that is closest to the Earth.
The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.
Sun as a Noun
A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
I have been broiling in the sun all morning.
Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
Sunrise or sunset.
A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
The thirty-first Lenormand card.
A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
The light and warmth which is received from the sun.
Crotalaria juncea, an East Indian leguminous plant yielding a fiber.
Sun as a Verb
To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.
To warm or dry in the sunshine.
To be exposed to the sun.
To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.
Synonyms & similar words
Sun in a Sentence
I have been broiling in the sun all morning.
Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.
Word Forms & Grammar
the sun
sun (countable and uncountable, plural suns)
sun (third-person singular simple present suns, present participle sunning, simple past and past participle sunned)
sun (plural suns or sun)
sun (uncountable)
Words That Rhyme With Sun
Origin of Sun
Origin 1: From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne, zunne, from Old English sunna, sunne, sunnu (“sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (“sun”), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Origin 2: From Japanese 寸 (sun). Doublet of cun.
Quick Facts About Sun
| Part of speech | symbol, proper noun, noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //sʌn// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Meaning | ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sundanese |
| Synonyms | apricate |
| Plural | suns |
| Verb forms | suns, sunning, sunned |
How Do You Say Sun?
You say sun as //sʌn//. It has 1 syllable.
Questions People Ask About Sun
Is sun a symbol or a proper noun?
Sun is mainly used as a symbol, but it can also be used as a proper noun, a noun and a verb.
What is the plural of sun?
The plural of sun is suns.
What is the past tense of sun?
The past tense of sun is sunned. The present participle is sunning.