unrising

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adjective

That does not rise.

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Meanings

adjectiveunrising (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat does not rise.

    I thought of it as very empty, very quiet, all white and blue, with a faint golden glow northward from the unrising sun behind the long peak of Mount Erebus.

    1982, Ursula K. Le Guin, The Compass Rose

Origin

From un- + rising.

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Cite this entry
APA

unrising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrising

MLA

“unrising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrising. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrising,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrising.

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