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sunwise

sunwise

8.0
Moving toward the sun
  • adverb
translation icon : hacia el sol
  • The hikers walked sunwise along the ridge, heading directly toward the sunrise.

Examples

  • The garden is arranged sunwise to catch the morning light.

  • She arranged the chairs sunwise so everyone could enjoy the morning light.

  • The flowers in the garden always seem to turn sunwise as the day begins.

  • He walked sunwise around the statue in the park.

  • The hikers walked sunwise along the ridge, heading directly toward the sunrise.

  • She arranged the chairs sunwise so everyone could enjoy the morning light.

  • He walked sunwise around the statue in the park.

Synonyms

sunward
vssunwise
4.4

Facing the sun or the side that gets sunlight

faces in the direction of the sun rather than naming the sunlit side

Antonyms

shadowed
3.5

Darker because something blocks the light

Surface Forms

sunwise positive

Morphology

sunwise = sun (transparent) = sun + wise

The meaning 'toward or facing the sun' is a straightforward composition of 'sun' + '-wise' meaning 'in the direction of'.

Etymology

Sunwise is formed from sun and wise, where wise means 'in the way of'. So to go or point sunwise is to move or face 'toward' the sun, like turning to meet the light.