Definitions for sunshine
ˈsʌnˌʃaɪnsun·shine

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

1. sunlight, sunshine, sunnoun

   the rays of the sun

   "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

2. fair weather, sunshine, temperatenessnoun

   moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

3. cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshinenoun

   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. sunshinenoun

   The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

2. sunshinenoun

   A location on which the sun's rays fall.

3. sunshinenoun

   geniality or cheerfulness.

4. sunshinenoun

   A source of cheerfulness or joy.

5. sunshinenoun

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

6. sunshinenoun

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

   Good morning, sunshine!

7. sunshineadjective

   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. Sunshinenoun

   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. Sunshinenoun

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

3. Sunshineadjective

   sunshiny; bright

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Light
   • Weather

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce sunshine?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Russell T Davies:

   You're not mating with me, sunshine!

2. David Mills:

   She had this laugh that was very unique. Her laugh alone made you smile, and she loved to make people smile. My daughter was just outgoing, a ray of sunshine.

3. Drew Barrymore:

   I loved going to her house, it was like a hacienda type of like beautiful home off of Coldwater Canyon, very Los Angeles. She just had a very open home. I’d been there for parties, her office in the daytime. It was classic, Spanish, California – sunshine, orange groves and creativity.

4. Walt Whitman:

   Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch.

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

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

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