Sunrise vs Sunlight - What's the difference?
sunrise | sunlight |
(figuratively) The time of day when the sun (l) above the eastern horizon.
The change in color of the sky at (l).
(figuratively) Any great awakening.
Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (figuratively, figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
As nouns the difference between sunrise and sunlight
is that sunrise is the time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon while sunlight is all the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.As an adjective sunrise
is pertaining to an unusually early time of day.sunrise
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise .
- Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?
- It was the sunrise of her spirit.
Synonyms
* sunup (1) * crack of dawn * dawn * sparrow-fartDerived terms
* sunrise period * tequila sunriseAdjective
(-)See also
* sunset * moonset * moonriseAnagrams
*sunlight
English
(wikipedia sunlight)Noun
(-)Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight . Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}