Definitions for sunshine
ˈsʌnˌʃaɪnsun·shine

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sunlight, sunshine, sun(noun)

   the rays of the sun

   "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

2. fair weather, sunshine, temperateness(noun)

   moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

3. cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine(noun)

   the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

   "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sunshine(Noun)

   The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

2. sunshine(Noun)

   A location on which the sun's rays fall.

3. sunshine(Noun)

   geniality or cheerfulness.

4. sunshine(Noun)

   A source of cheerfulness or joy.

5. sunshine(Noun)

   The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.

6. sunshine(Noun)

   Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.

   Good morning, sunshine!

7. sunshine(Adjective)

   Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.

   Because of the sunshine law, we could go to the planning meeting.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sunshine(noun)

   the light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give

2. Sunshine(noun)

   anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness

3. Sunshine(adj)

   sunshiny; bright

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sunshine

   Sunshine is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, lying 11 to 13 km west of the CBD. Its local government area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2011 Census, Sunshine had a population of 8,838.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sunshine

   The light and energy from the sun.

   Sunshine is always welcome at any time of the year.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 27, 2020  

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1. sunshine

   Song lyrics by sunshine -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sunshine on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sunshine' in Nouns Frequency: #2531

How to pronounce sunshine?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say sunshine in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sunshine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sunshine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sunshine in a Sentence

1. Thomas Jefferson:

   Our friendships are precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part is sunshine.

2. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Working in the tea fields under a beautiful sunshine is the dream of all the miners.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   When there are no clouds in the sky, under the beautiful sunshine, remember the rain and repair your umbrella!

4. Daniel Kern:

   It's been a wild ride, but positive economic momentum in the United States has and continues to be a ray of sunshine.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   Do not ... hope wholly to reason away your troubles do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix your thoughts upon your business, fill your intervals with company, and sunshine will again break in upon your mind.

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