sun-brightadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnbrʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌbraɪt/

Forms: see sun n.¹ and bright adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, bright adj.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + bright adj.Apparently re-formed in the 16th cent.

Frequently poetic.

1. Bright with sunshine; lit up or illuminated by the sun; sunny.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to sunlight > bright with or characterized by sunshine

sun-brightOE

sunnya1400

sunshining1566

sunshine1578

sunshiny1606

sun-drenched1864

sun-bathed1897

OE Phoenix 278 He..his cyþþu eft, sunbeorht gesetu, seceð on wynnum, eadig eþellond.

1592 tr. Axiochus sig. B2 What thinkest thou of him that taught the childe to crie: When first the Sunne bright day, he seeth with tender eye.

1641 N. Homes New World 55 It is but as spotted, clowded heaven, in comparison of a sun-bright heaven.

1650 J. Reynolds Flower of Fidelitie 92 When darksome night began to vest apace Her V[g]lie Mantle on the Sun-bright day.

1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination iii. 111 For not th' expanse Of living lakes in Summer's noontide calm, Reflects the..sun-bright heav'ns With fairer semblance.

1793 G. Butt Poems I. 113 Whilst thy mountains touch the sun-bright skies.

1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. lxxxviii. 146 Tabor's sunbright steep.

1894 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Ebb-tide iii The green of sunbright foliage.

1962 Illustr. London News 16 June (Suppl.) 990 d (advt.) There are many choices in spectacular sun-bright Spain.

2014 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Saturday Extra section) 4 I love sipping my first glass of the year in a sun-bright garden as the birds sing.

2. As bright as the sun; esp. (hyperbolical) extremely bright, resplendent. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to sunlight > as bright as the sun

sunnisha1413

sunnyc1500

sun-bright1579

sunshiny1590

sun-like?1593

sunbeamed1598

sunshining1629

sun-clad1637

sunbeamy1821

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 72 Sonnebright honour pend in shamefull coupe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 88 How, and which way I may bestow my selfe To be regarded in her sun-bright eye.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 100 High in the midst exalted as a God Th' Apostat in his Sun-bright Chariot sate.

1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora 62 As Reason thus the mental storm seren'd And thro the darkness shot her sun-bright ray.

1775 E. Jerningham Fall of Mexico 21 Victory her sun-bright glory shed Full and unsullied round the hero's head.

1831 Keepsake 311 Fame waves a sunbright banner before their closing eyes.

1883 W. Arthur On Difference between Physical & Moral Law 73 The sunbright thoughts of man themselves.

1938 Washington Post 10 Apr. vi. 2/8 He begins stroking her sun-bright hair.

1987 A. Theroux Adultery (1997) 285 Then came a mild shower, and she hugged me and with a sun-bright smile said it didn't matter, that she loved me in the rain.

2013 S. Fletcher Falcon in Glass xxiv. 170 The heat and roar of the furnace, the sun-bright glow of the gather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sun-bright
释义	sun-brightadj. Brit. /ˈsʌnbrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈsənˌbraɪt/ Forms: see sun n.¹ and bright adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sun n.¹, bright adj. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + bright adj.Apparently re-formed in the 16th cent. Frequently poetic. 1. Bright with sunshine; lit up or illuminated by the sun; sunny. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to sunlight > bright with or characterized by sunshine sun-brightOE sunnya1400 sunshining1566 sunshine1578 sunshiny1606 sun-drenched1864 sun-bathed1897 OE Phoenix 278 He..his cyþþu eft, sunbeorht gesetu, seceð on wynnum, eadig eþellond. 1592 tr. Axiochus sig. B2 What thinkest thou of him that taught the childe to crie: When first the Sunne bright day, he seeth with tender eye. 1641 N. Homes New World 55 It is but as spotted, clowded heaven, in comparison of a sun-bright heaven. 1650 J. Reynolds Flower of Fidelitie 92 When darksome night began to vest apace Her V[g]lie Mantle on the Sun-bright day. 1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination iii. 111 For not th' expanse Of living lakes in Summer's noontide calm, Reflects the..sun-bright heav'ns With fairer semblance. 1793 G. Butt Poems I. 113 Whilst thy mountains touch the sun-bright skies. 1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. lxxxviii. 146 Tabor's sunbright steep. 1894 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Ebb-tide iii The green of sunbright foliage. 1962 Illustr. London News 16 June (Suppl.) 990 d (advt.) There are many choices in spectacular sun-bright Spain. 2014 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 15 Mar. (Saturday Extra section) 4 I love sipping my first glass of the year in a sun-bright garden as the birds sing. 2. As bright as the sun; esp. (hyperbolical) extremely bright, resplendent. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to sunlight > as bright as the sun sunnisha1413 sunnyc1500 sun-bright1579 sunshiny1590 sun-like?1593 sunbeamed1598 sunshining1629 sun-clad1637 sunbeamy1821 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Oct. 72 Sonnebright honour pend in shamefull coupe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 88 How, and which way I may bestow my selfe To be regarded in her sun-bright eye. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 100 High in the midst exalted as a God Th' Apostat in his Sun-bright Chariot sate. View more context for this quotation 1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora 62 As Reason thus the mental storm seren'd And thro the darkness shot her sun-bright ray. 1775 E. Jerningham Fall of Mexico 21 Victory her sun-bright glory shed Full and unsullied round the hero's head. 1831 Keepsake 311 Fame waves a sunbright banner before their closing eyes. 1883 W. Arthur On Difference between Physical & Moral Law 73 The sunbright thoughts of man themselves. 1938 Washington Post 10 Apr. vi. 2/8 He begins stroking her sun-bright hair. 1987 A. Theroux Adultery (1997) 285 Then came a mild shower, and she hugged me and with a sun-bright smile said it didn't matter, that she loved me in the rain. 2013 S. Fletcher Falcon in Glass xxiv. 170 The heat and roar of the furnace, the sun-bright glow of the gather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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