Synonyms for

Solar

Verb / ˈsəʊlɜ: / Another word for solar — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to the sun, or coming from the sun

Synonyms & similar words

sunny bright radiant shiny luminous gleaming beaming brilliant dazzling glowing flaming blazing fiery heat-giving thermic thermal pyretic star stellar astral

Synonyms by register

Formal

heliacal stellar radiant

Literary

sunlit daylit golden

Antonyms

lunar nocturnal dark shadowy underground terrestrial

Common collocations

  • solar power
  • solar energy
  • solar panel
  • solar flare
  • solar system
  • solar eclipse
  • solar radiation
  • solar cell

Word family

noun sun
adjective solar

Usage note

Primarily used to describe things related to the sun, especially in scientific or technical contexts. Avoid using it to mean 'bright' or 'sunny' unless directly referring to the sun's influence.

Example sentences

  1. The solar eclipse was amazing to watch.
  2. Solar energy is a clean and renewable source of power.
  3. The solar system consists of the sun and all the planets that orbit around it.
  4. The solar wind can affect the Earth's magnetic field.
  5. The solar flare caused disruptions in radio communications.

Quotes

  • The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. - Galileo Galilei
  • The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light. - S. Ajna
  • The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light. - S. Ajna

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