Entry Word: sun

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves <be sure to wear sunscreen if you plan to spend more than a few minutes in the sun>

Synonyms sunlight, sunshine

Related Words sunburst; daylight

Near Antonyms cloudiness; penumbra, shade, shadiness, shadow, umbra

2 a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light <the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns> — see star 1