sunshine

[ suhn-shahyn ]

/ ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn /

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noun

the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.

brightness or radiance; cheerfulness or happiness.

a source of cheer or happiness.

the effect of the sun in lighting and heating a place.

a place where the direct rays of the sun fall.

adjective

of or relating to sunshine laws: sunshine rules.

fair-weather(def 2).

Words nearby sunshine

sunset clause, sunset law, sunset state, sunsetting, sunshade, sunshine, sunshine law, sunshine state, sunsick, sunspace, sunspot

Origin of sunshine

1200–50; Middle English sunnesin; see sun, shine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sunshine

sun·shine·less, adjectivesun·shin·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sunshine

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He pauses, absorbing the sunshine streaming into his garden.
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Conservative columnist George Will calls him a “cherubic 40-year-old…a human beam of sunshine.”
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It works like this: You move to the Sunshine State and everything looks beautiful.
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All sun-kissed from the Florida sunshine… But I think it was more of a creative crush.
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Why should it break its pretty painted wings in trying to soar above the sunshine of the hour?
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I stopped at the end of the walk and saw the sunshine out over the wide 'Virginia meadows.'
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The sunshine came warmly in at the windows and illumined every corner.
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There was a crystal jug filled with cold water and sunshine, and it threw a wavering light on the damask.
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The sunshine, blazing through the open window, accelerated the throbbing in his temples.
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British Dictionary definitions for sunshine

sunshine

/ (ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn) /

noun

the light received directly from the sun

the warmth from the sun

a sunny area

a light-hearted or ironic term of address

Derived forms of sunshine

sunshiny, adjective

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sunshine

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