sunlike

sun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn]
- /sʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn]
- /sʌn/

Definitions of sunlike word

noun sunlike (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes. 1
noun sunlike the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, its visibility, the season of the year, the time at which or the place where it is seen, etc. 1
noun sunlike a self-luminous heavenly body; star. 1
noun sunlike sunshine; the heat and light from the sun: to be exposed to the sun. 1
noun sunlike a figure or representation of the sun, as a heraldic bearing usually surrounded with rays and marked with the features of a human face. 1
noun sunlike something likened to the sun in brightness, splendor, etc. 1

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Origin of sunlike

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English sun, sonne, Old English sunne; cognate with German Sonne, Old Norse sunna, Gothic sunno; akin to Old Norse sōl, Gothic sauil, Latin sōl (see solar1), Greek hḗlios (see helio-), Welsh haul, Lithuanian saũlė, Polish słońce

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Parts of speech for Sunlike

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sunlike popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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