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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUN'SHINE, n. [sun and shine.] The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, or the place where they fall.
But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon
Culminate from th' equator.
1. A place warmed and illuminated; warmth; illumination.
The man that sits within a monarch's heart,
And ripens in the sunshine of his favor.
SUN'SHINE

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: sunlight, sunshine, sun]
2: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: fair weather, sunshine, temperateness]
3: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room" [syn: cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine] [ant: uncheerfulness]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the sun's light or direct rays b. the warmth and light given by the sun's rays c. a spot or surface on which the sun's light shines 2. something (as a person, condition, or influence) that radiates warmth, cheer, or happiness • sunshiny adjective II. adjective Date: 1972 forbidding or restricting closed meetings of legislative or executive bodies and sometimes providing for public access to records <sunshine laws>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the light of the sun. b an area lit by the sun. 2 fine weather. 3 cheerfulness; joy (brought sunshine into her life). 4 Brit. colloq. a form of address. Phrases and idioms: sunshine roof = sun-roof. Derivatives: sunshiny adj.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. --Milton. 2. Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness. That man that sits within a monarch's heart, And ripens in the sunshine of his favor. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sunshine Sun"shine`, a. Sunshiny; bright. --Shak. ``Sunshine hours.'' --Keble.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Sunshine is the light and heat that comes from the sun. She was sitting outside a cafe in bright sunshine... I awoke next morning to brilliant sunshine streaming into my room.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Sunlight. 2. Illumination, warmth, light.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Prosperity.

Moby Thesaurus

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