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sunwise

sunwise

7.4
Facing the sun to get light and warmth
  • adjective
translation icon : hacia el sol
  • We placed the lounge chairs sunwise around the pool, so we could enjoy the warmth of the sun throughout the day.
  • sunwise circuit

Examples

  • During the equinox celebration, the group walked sunwise around the sacred fire, facing the sun as it set.

  • As long as we are using English, there is only one sunwise circuit.

    Academic text (1990)

  • But a sunwise circuit means the path the sun can be observed to follow.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Again, ritual directions may be in any order, but sunwise can mean only one thing.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Because the sun rises in the east and moves as it does, it is called sunwise.

    Academic text (1990)

  • "There is no reason why a sunwise circuit should also be a prayer or directional circuit, as, indeed, these many examples indicate.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Farrer asserts there is but one sunwise circuit—east to south to west to north.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Puebloan people are renowned for their exquisite sun-watching and ceremonial timing and surely recognize the differences between sunwise and anti-sunwise movement, even if Swan does not seem to distinguish between them correctly.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Calendars do incorporate celestial phenomena and observational detail (e.g., those with moon phases spring to mind immediately), and the construction of any calendar requires careful monitoring of the natural world; such careful monitoring cannot lead to a north to west to south to east movement as being "sunwise"; it simply contradicts both observation and common sense.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The garden was designed to be sunwise, ensuring that all the plants would receive ample sunlight.

Synonyms

sunny
vssunwise
226 1.0

Bright with sunlight or cheerful and pleasant like sunshine

is about physical placement to catch sunlight rather than mood or general brightness
sunlit
vssunwise
9 1.0

Sunlight shines on it

is about location on the sun side rather than merely being lit
sun-drenched
vssunwise
3 4.1

Full of warm bright sunlight

is about being positioned on the sun exposed side rather than amount received
sunstruck
vssunwise
1 4.8

A person or thing that looks bright because sunlight shines on it

is about position toward the sun rather than the resulting brightness
unshaded
vssunwise
1 3.7

A place exposed to direct sunlight without shade

is about being on the sun side rather than merely lacking shade
sunward
vssunwise
4.4

Facing the sun or the side that gets sunlight

is about being on the side exposed to the sun rather than only pointing
shadeless
vssunwise
4.4

Without any cover from the sun

is about orientation toward the sun rather than absence of shade

Antonyms

shadowed
3.5

Darker because something blocks the light

How Sunny

sun-drenched
3 4.1
sunny
226 1.0
sunwise
7.4
sunlit
9 1.0

Surface Forms

sunwise positive

Morphology

sunwise = sun (transparent) = sun + wise

The word transparently means 'in the direction of the sun' or 'on the sun-facing side' from the noun 'sun' plus the directional suffix '-wise'.

Etymology

Sunwise is made of sun and wise, where wise means 'in the way of', just like in clockwise. So sunwise can describe something put to 'face' the sun or on the sunny side to catch the light.