sunshine

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

   “We were warmed by the bright sunshine.”

   “Oft tymes a thinge doth floꝛiſh, and men thynke that it maye abyde the Sonneſhyne: it ſhuteth foꝛth the bꝛaunches in his garden, it taketh many rotes, in ſo moch that it is like an houſe off ſtones.”

   “And all the ſhrubs, vvith ſparkling ſpangles, ſhevv / Like Morning-Sun-ſhine tinsilling the devv.”

   “Sunshine, everybody loves the sunshine / Sunshine, folks get down in the sunshine / Sunshine, folks get brown in the sunshine”

   “If there was no sunshine / Then life on Earth would not survive / Just like I would surely die / Without your love”

2. (uncountable, usually)A location on which the sun's rays fall.

   “We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.”

   “Out again into the sunshine by the wide mouth of the Green River, as the chart named the brook whose level stream scarce moved into the lake. A streak of blue shot up it between the banks, and a shrill pipe came back as the kingfisher hastened away.”

3. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)Geniality or cheerfulness.

   “I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.”

   “Ain't no sunshine when she's gone / Only darkness every day”

4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)A source of cheerfulness or joy.

   “You are the sunshine of my life / That's why I'll always be around / You are the apple of my eye / Forever you'll stay in my heart”

5. (uncountable, usually)The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
6. (Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually)A friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.

   “Alright, sunshine, safe to cross now.”

7. (Ireland, UK, uncountable, usually)An ironic form of address directed toward an individual perceived as inferior or troublesome.

   “OK, sunshine, listen up and listen good. There's five vandalised telephone boxes out there and I know you're responsible.”

8. (humorous, uncountable, usually)Used to address someone who has just woken up or is very sleepy.

   “Good morning, sunshine!”

9. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, uncommon, uncountable, usually)Ellipsis of orange sunshine.

adj

1. (US, not-comparable)Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.

   “Because of the sunshine law, we could go to the planning meeting.”

name

1. A surname.
2. A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Brimbank, Victoria, Australia