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sunrise

sunrise

1 5.6
An industry or technology that is new and just starting to grow
  • adjective
  • /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/
  • Literature
: emergente

Examples

  • It's gonna be sunrise soon.

  • Then Vlad looked at me and said, "It's almost sunrise, time for all young vampires to go to bed."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Look, it's almost sunrise.

  • It's almost sunrise.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Miguel, it's almost sunrise.

  • The sunrise of renewable energy technologies has brought new hope for a sustainable future.

  • Startups focusing on artificial intelligence represent a sunrise industry ripe for investment.

  • The rise of electric vehicles marks a significant shift in the sunrise of the automotive industry.

Synonyms

emerging
vssunrise
133 4.1

Starting to appear and become important

is focused on early growth rather than visibility or rising importance
nascent
vssunrise
  • Formal
17 8.1

Beginning to exist and showing signs of future growth

is in an early growth stage rather than just appearing

Antonyms

357 3.9

A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value

Compounds

sunrise industry
  • Literature
1 5.1

A new industry that is growing fast and bringing new ideas

How New

emerging
133 4.1
sunrise
  • Literature
1 5.6
developing
105 3.7
established
171 4.2

Surface Forms

sunrise positive

Morphology

sunrise = sunrise (semi-transparent) = sun + rise

The adjective sense is formed by conversion from the noun 'sunrise', but the meaning 'new and developing' is a metaphorical extension from the literal idea of dawn.

Etymology

Sunrise borrows the picture of the first light: sun + rise suggests a fresh 'beginning', so a 'sunrise' industry is one that is new and just starting to grow.