I. ˈsən 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.
a. often 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 : star
2. : 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
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- in the sun
- under the sun
II. verb
( sunned ; sun·ning )
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
: to expose to or as if to the rays of the sun
intransitive verb
: to sun oneself