Definition of Sun

Sun See Sunn. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain. Related Definitions: About, Absence, And, Animation, Any, Are, As, Body, By, Center, Central, Cloth, Day, Diameter, Direct, Distance, Dry, Earth, Expose, From, Grain, Heat, Heavenly, Held, Importance, In, Is, Luminous, Light, Mean, Night, Of, Or, Orb, Receive, Revolve, Round, See, Source, Splendor, Sun, Sunn, Sunshine, System, That, The, Their, They, To, Warm, Warmth, Which

Sun Quotations Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Buddha We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa Men shut their doors against a setting sun. William Shakespeare Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. Kahlil Gibran Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. Nelson Mandela The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. John F. Kennedy I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C. S. Lewis A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C. S. Lewis Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. John Lennon

Sun Translations sun in Afrikaans is son sun in Danish is sol sun in Dutch is zonneschijn sun in Finnish is aurinko sun in French is soleil sun in German is Son, Sonne sun in Italian is sole sun in Latin is sol solis sun in Norwegian is sol sun in Portuguese is sol sun in Spanish is sol sun in Swedish is sol