sunshine
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
Example
“We were warmed by the bright sunshine.”
Other meanings
A location on which the sun's rays fall.
“We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.”
Geniality or cheerfulness.
“I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.”
Synonyms
- sunlight
Related words
- sunshineful
- sunshiney
- barrel of sunshine
- bask in the sunshine
- blow sunshine up someone's ass
- bucket of sunshine
- instant sunshine
- liquid sunshine
- open sunshine
- orange sunshine
- powdered sunshine
- ray of sunshine
Word history
From Middle English "sunnesine".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sunshine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.