SUNSHINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does sunshine mean?
• SUNSHINE (noun)
The noun SUNSHINE has 3 senses:
1. the rays of the sun
2. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
3. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
Familiarity information: SUNSHINE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SUNSHINE (noun)
Meaning:
The rays of the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
sunlight; sunshine; sun
Context example:
the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind
Hypernyms ("sunshine" is a kind of...):
light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)
Meronyms (parts of "sunshine"):
sunbeam; sunray (a ray of sunlight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sunshine"):
sunburst (a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds)
Meaning:
Moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
fair weather; temperateness; sunshine
Hypernyms ("sunshine" is a kind of...):
atmospheric condition; weather; weather condition (the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation)
Meaning:
The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
cheerfulness; cheer; sunniness; sunshine
Context example:
flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room
Hypernyms ("sunshine" is a kind of...):
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Attribute:
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
cheerless; uncheerful (lacking cheer; depressing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sunshine"):
good-humoredness; good-humouredness; good-naturedness; good-temperedness (a cheerful willingness to be obliging)
Holonyms ("sunshine" is a part of...):
disposition; temperament (your usual mood)
