sunshine
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- the rays of the sun“the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind”Synonyms: sunlightsun
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activitiesSynonyms: fair weathertemperateness
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom“flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room”Synonyms: cheerfulnesscheersunniness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, a. Sunshiny; bright. --Shak. "Sunshine hours." --Keble. [1913 Webster]
Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, n.
1.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. [1913 Webster]
But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
2.Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness. [1913 Webster]
That man that sits within a monarch's heart, And ripens in the sunshine of his favor.— Shak.[1913 Webster]