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[ suhn -shahyn ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective of or relating to sunshine laws: sunshine rules.
fair-weather (def. 2).
Origin of sunshine 1200–50; Middle English sunnesin; see sun, shine1
OTHER WORDS FROM sunshine sunshineless, adjective sunshiny, adjective Words nearby sunshine sunset clause, sunset law, Sunset State, sunsetting, sunshade, sunshine , sunshine law, Sunshine State, sunsick, sun sign, sunspace
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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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British Dictionary definitions for sunshine 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to sunshine flash, glare, sun, radiation, window, lamp, ray, daylight, candle, bulb, glow, star, lantern, dawn, daytime, sunlight, radiance, emanation, torch, brilliance