Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The light or the direct rays from the sun.
- noun The warmth given by the sun's rays.
- noun A location or surface on which the sun's rays fall.
- noun Radiant cheerfulness; geniality.
- noun A source of cheerfulness.
- noun Public access or scrutiny.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The light of the sun, or the space on which it shines; the direct rays of the sun, or the place where they fall.
- noun Figuratively, the state of being cheered by an influence acting like the rays of the sun; anything having a genial or beneficial influence; brightness; cheerfulness.
- Sunny; sunshiny; hence, prosperous; untroubled.
- Of or pertaining to the sunshine; of a fair-weather sort.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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.
- noun Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness.
- adjective Sunshiny; bright.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- noun UK Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- noun humorous Used to address someone who has just
woken up and/or is verysleepy . - adjective Open to and
permitting public access , especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- noun the rays of the sun
- noun the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
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Examples
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They discovered, for instance, that objects diminish with distance; that grass in sunshine is not the same color as grass in shadow; that a man's nose, because it projects, catches the light.
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In America, you know, we have what we call sunshine laws, I said, hoping to goad him with a nasty little lecture.
Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004
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In America, you know, we have what we call sunshine laws, I said, hoping to goad him with a nasty little lecture.
Last Lullaby Denise Hamilton 2004
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Suppose we put a cubic centimeter of ice outside on a summer day in such a way that all of the sunshine is absorbed by the ice.
Fusion 2000
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I'm impressed with this sort of what they call the sunshine information in Florida.
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I'm really impressed with this sort of -- with what they call the sunshine information in Florida.
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On such pavements the sunshine is at times dazzling, as if the surface were of burnished silver.
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On such pavements the sunshine is at times dazzling, as if the surface were of burnished silver.
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You've been soused to the ears in sunshine, like so much whiskey, an 'now you're payin' for it.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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A fun place where you can enjoy excellent sandwiches and tortas and breakfasts with a full bar and the place provides al fresco dining in a fun courtyard which, on a splendid January day as was yesterday (and today for that matter) at 85F with crystal sunshine, is a hell of a great way to enjoy a simple but tasty lunch accompanied by an ice cold XX Lager.
oroboros commented on the word sunshine
There's sunshine in the heart of me,
My blood sings in the breeze;
The mountains are a part of me,
I'm fellow to the trees.
My golden youth I'm squandering,
Sun-libertine am I;
A-wandering, a-wandering
Until the day I die.
--E.R. Burroughs
March 10, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word sunshine
An American winker, David Sheinson, also abbrev. "Sunsch." (I love this usage.)
August 27, 2008
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word sunshine
You are my Sunshine, my only Sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are grey.
You'll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my Sunshine away.
-Jimmie Davis
August 2, 2009