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Sunrise vs Morning - What's the difference?

sunrise | morning |

As nouns the difference between sunrise and morning

is that sunrise is (figuratively) the time of day when the sun (l) above the eastern horizon while morning is the part of the day from dawn to midday.

As an adjective sunrise

is pertaining to an unusually early time of day.

As an interjection morning is

a greeting said in the morning; good morning.

sunrise

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (figuratively) The time of day when the sun (l) above the eastern horizon.
  • I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise .
  • The change in color of the sky at (l).
  • Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?
  • (figuratively) Any great awakening.
  • It was the sunrise of her spirit.

    Synonyms

    * sunup (1) * crack of dawn * dawn * sparrow-fart

    Derived terms

    * sunrise period * tequila sunrise

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.
  • See also

    * sunset * moonset * moonrise

    Anagrams

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    morning

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia morning) (en noun)
  • The part of the day from dawn to midday.
  • * 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross), Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage … , Volume 1, pp.284-5
  • Towards the following morning , the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
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  • The part of the day after midnight and before midday: one o'clock in the morning = 0100 or 1 a.m.
  • Antonyms

    * evening

    Derived terms

    * coffee morning * morn * morning after * morning-after pill * morning call * morning coat * morning draught * morning dress * morning glory * morning person * Morning Prayer * morning room * morning sickness * morning star * morning suit * morning tea

    See also

    *

    Interjection

    (en-interjection)
  • A greeting said in the morning; good morning
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