sunshine
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.
of or relating to sunshine laws: sunshine rules.
Origin of sunshine
1Other words from sunshine
- sunshineless, adjective
- sunshiny, adjective
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How to use sunshine in a sentence
He spoke dreamily in his utter weariness, looking away over the fields to the sunshiny hills beyond.
David Fleming's Forgiveness | Margaret Murray RobertsonThere she gave a great jump, and,—waked up, and found herself in the sunshiny grass near the elephant's house.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousJuno went and lay down in a sunshiny place near the elephant's house, and thought over all these words.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousAcross the rear of parlor, chimney and bedroom ran the long, low sunshiny kitchen.
Then all the bright sunshiny scene around began to swim, and wave, and grow distant, and all was blank.
Mass' George | George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for sunshine
/ (ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn) /
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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