sunrise
sun-rise / sŭn-rīz
noun 1. the time or event each day, in the early morning when the sun first appears in the east, above the horizon; sunup Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise. George Washington Carver, c. 1864 - 1943 2. the visual appearance of the sky when the sun first rises on the eastern horizon Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless, remain that way. Max Lucado, 1955 - 3. a beginning; a first appearance There is no distress so complete but that even in the most critical moments the inexplicable sunrise of hope is seen in its depths. Victor Hugo, 1802 -1885