different between sunrise vs sunrist

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n?a?z/

Noun

sunrise (countable and uncountable, plural sunrises)

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

   Synonyms: sunup, crack of dawn, dawn, (slang) sparrow-fart; see also Thesaurus:dawn

   Antonyms: sunset; see also Thesaurus:dusk

   Coordinate term: moonrise

2. The change in color of the sky at dawn.

3. (figuratively) Any great awakening.

Derived terms

• sunrise industry
• sunrise period
• sunrise problem
• sunrise service
• tequila sunrise

Translations

See also

• sunset
• moonset
• moonrise

Further reading

• sunrise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Sunseri, insures, nursies, ursines

English

Etymology

From Middle English sunneryst, from sunne (“sun”) + *rist (“rising”) (as from Old English ?rist (“rising, resurrection”)), equivalent to sun +? arist.

Noun

sunrist

1. (obsolete) Sunrise.

Anagrams

• Rustins