Main Entry:: ¹sun
Pronunciation:: \ˈsən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol — more at solar
Date:: before 12th century

1 aoften capitalized : the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth b: a celestial body like the sun : star2: the heat or light radiated from the sun <played in the sun all day>3: one resembling the sun (as in warmth or brilliance)4: the rising or setting of the sun <from sun to sun>5: glory, splendor

— in the sun

: in the public eye

— under the sun

: in the world : on earth

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