Need another word that means the same as “sun”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “sun” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Sun” are: dominicus, lord's day, sunday, sunlight, sunshine, star, daylight, light, warmth, sunbathe, insolate, solarise, solarize, bask, bake, get a tan, tan, brown
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sun” as a noun can have the following definitions:
daylight | The first appearance of light in the morning; dawn. I returned at daylight. |
dominicus | First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians. |
light | The amount or quality of light in a place. The light of my life. |
lord's day | United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935. |
star | Used in names of starfishes and similar echinoderms with five or more radiating arms e g cushion star brittlestar. MPs suggested giving ferries star ratings. |
sunday | United States evangelist (1862-1935. |
sunlight | The rays of the sun. A shaft of sunlight. |
sunshine | Direct sunlight unbroken by cloud, especially over a comparatively large area. Their colourful music can bring a ray of sunshine. |
warmth | Intensity of emotion. An agreeable warmth in the house. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sun” as a verb can have the following definitions:
bake | Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun. Bake the potatoes. |
bask | Be exposed. She relished her fame and basked in her glory. |
brown | Make brown in color. Grill the pizza until the cheese has browned. |
get a tan | Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition. |
insolate | Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun. Insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble. |
solarise | Reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it. |
solarize | Reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it. The film solarized. |
sunbathe | Expose one’s body to the sun. I didn t do much apart from swim sunbathe and sleep. |
tan | Convert animal skin into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid or by the use of other chemicals. If Mickey touches a fishing net I ll tan his hide. |
burn | Damage by burning with heat fire or radiation. He s been on the receiving end of his fair share of sick burns. |
burning | The act of burning something. The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance. |
canopy | Cover or provide with a canopy. They mounted the station steps under the concrete canopy. |
darken | Become dark or darker. The sky was darkening rapidly. |
daylight | The natural light of the day. The daylight hours. |
daytime | The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside. A daytime telephone number. |
eclipse | Cause an eclipse of a celestial body by intervention. The Sun eclipses the moon today. |
glow | An appearance of reflected light. The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden. |
illuminant | Something that can serve as a source of light. Until 1880 oil was the only illuminant in use. |
light | Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light not dark. The light touch of her fingers. |
lunar | Of or relating to or associated with the moon. A lunar landscape. |
moon | Any object resembling a moon. The first man on the moon. |
neptune | A giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants. |
noon | The middle of the day. The service starts at twelve noon. |
overshadow | Be greater in significance than. It is easy to let this feeling of tragedy overshadow his story. |
planetary | Of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants. The laws of planetary motion. |
pluto | A large asteroid that was once thought to be the farthest known planet from the sun; it has an elliptical orbit. |
scorch | A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues. The meat had scorched. |
sear | Fry (food) quickly at a high temperature so that it will retain its juices in subsequent cooking. Sear the chicken livers in a pan for a few minutes on each side. |
shade | Represent the effect of shade or shadow on. Banks may shade the margin over base rate they charge customers. |
shadow | Envelop in shadow cast a shadow over. A shadow over his happiness. |
shine | Make a surface shine. Shine the silver please. |
solar | Relating to or determined by the sun. Solar heating. |
solstice | Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. |
star | Decorate or cover with star shaped marks or objects. He s a rising star in the party. |
sunburn | Cause to be affected with sunburn. My hands and face were raw with sunburn. |
sunshade | A canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun. |
tan | Get a tan from wind or sun. A tan baseball cap with orange piping. |
umbrella | A formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets. The Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups. |
uranus | A giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites. |
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