sunshine

1. 1
   warm lightnoununcountable

   The light and heat that come straight from the sun.

   The warm sunshine dried our wet clothes in an hour.

   We had a whole week of sunshine on our vacation.

   Similarsunlight, sun

   Note
2. 2
   warm lightnoununcountable

   A place that the sun is shining on.

   Let's take our lunch outside and sit in the sunshine.

   The kids ran out of the dark hallway into the sunshine.

   Similarsun, sunlight

   Oppositeshade

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A person or thing that makes you feel happy.

   My little sister is the sunshine of our family.

   Grandma always said I was her sunshine.

   Similarjoy, delight

   Note
4. 4
   cheerfulnessnounfigurativelyuncountable

   A happy, friendly feeling or way of acting.

   Her smile brought a little sunshine into the room.

   There was no sunshine in his voice when he said hello.

   Similarwarmth, cheerfulness, brightness

   Oppositegloom

   Note
5. 5
   nounhumorousuncountable

   A funny name for someone who just woke up or is very sleepy.

   Wake up, sunshine, your breakfast is getting cold!

   The teacher smiled at the yawning boy in the back row and asked, 'Still with us, sunshine?'

   Similarsleepyhead

6. 6
   friendly namenounIrelandUKuncountable

   A friendly name you use when talking to someone, often someone younger.

   Hold my hand, sunshine, and we'll cross the road together.

   Cheers, sunshine, you've been a great help in the shop today.

   Similarmate, pal

   Note
7. 7
   mocking namenounIrelandUKuncountable

   A name that sounds friendly but is said coldly to someone causing trouble or seen as less important.

   Don't try that again, sunshine, or you'll be in real trouble.

   Hand over the ball, sunshine, and go and wait outside the head teacher's office.

   Similarsonny, pal, mate

   Note
8. 8
   public accessadjectiveUS

   Open for the public to attend or see, especially meetings that used to be private.

   Thanks to the sunshine law, anyone can sit in on the city council meeting.

   The new sunshine rules let anyone ask to see the mayor's emails.

   Note
9. 9
   LSD pillnounslanguncountableabbreviationellipsis

   Short for orange sunshine. A slang name for orange LSD pills from the late 1960s.

   Someone at the 1969 concert was handing out sunshine, and the little pills were bright orange.

   He told us he took sunshine once in California and saw strange colors for hours.

   Note

Showing meanings only. Show all 9