sunshine
/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ noun A1- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun. · We were warmed by the bright sunshine.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall. · We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.
- Geniality or cheerfulness. · I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- Used to address someone who has just woken up or is very sleepy. · Good morning, sunshine!
Plural sunshines
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Rachel came, wandering at her own sweet will through the lush, tremulous grasses splashed with ruddy evening sunshine; so that good lady had an excellent chance to talk her illness fully over, describing every ache and pulse beat with such evident enjoyment that Marilla thought even grippe must bring its compensations.
Neither Mercédès nor Edmond observed the strange expression of his countenance; they were so happy that they were conscious only of the sunshine and the presence of each other.
Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room.
As we reached it the fog was lifting, and a thin, watery sunshine was breaking through.
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