sunshine

1 the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: sunlight, sun]

2 moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: fair weather, temperateness]

English

Etymology

In the Coverdale Bible in 1535, in Genesis and Exodus about 1250 as sunnesine. Compound of sun + shine.

Pronunciation

Noun

1. The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

   We were warmed by the bright sunshine.

2. A location on which the sun's rays fall.

   We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.

3. geniality or cheerfulness.

   I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.

4. A source of cheerfulness or joy.
5. The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.

Translations

• Danish: solskin
• Finnish: auringonpaiste
• German: Sonnenschein
• Italian: luce del sole
• Korean: 햇빛 (haetbit) (for sunlight), 햇볕 (haetbyeot) (for warmth)
• Spanish: luz del sol
• Telugu: ఎండ (eMDa), సూర్యరశ్మి (sUryaraSmi)

Synonyms

• (light from the sun): sunlight

Derived terms

• sunshiny
• sunshineless

Related terms

• sunbeam

Adjective

sunshine

1. In the context of "mostly|_|US": 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.

Translations

References

Sunshine may refer to:

• Sunlight, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sun, especially in the visible wavelengths

Film and television

• Sunshine (1999 film), a historical film directed by István Szabó
• Sunshine (2007 film), a science-fiction film directed by Danny Boyle
• "Sunshine" (TUGS episode), the pilot episode of the television series TUGS
  • Sunshine (TUGS), a fictional "harbour switcher" from the TUGS series
• Sunshine (TV series), a 1975 American sitcom starring Cliff DeYoung

Literary

• Sunshine (novel), a vampire novel by Robin McKinley
• Sunshine (Kinnikuman), a fictional villain from the manga Kinnikuman

Music

Performers

• Sunshine (band), an American disco group

Songs

• "Sunshine" (Aerosmith song)
• "Sunshine" (Alphrisk song),
• "Sunshine" (Beach Boys song)
• "Sunshine" (Jonathan Edwards song)
• "Sunshine" (Gabrielle song)
• "Sunshine" (Gareth Gates song)
• "Sunshine" (Ricki-Lee song), by Ricki-Lee Coulter
• "(Always Be My) Sunshine", by Jay-Z
• "Sunshine", by Alice in Chains from Facelift
• "Sunshine", by Tracy Bonham from Liverpool Sessions
• "Sunshine", by Buckcherry from 15
• "Sunshine", by Matt Costa
• "Sunshine", by Dance Nation
• "Sunshine", by Evermore from Dreams
• "Sunshine", by Lupe Fiasco from Food & Liquor
• "Sunshine", by The First Edition from Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
• "Sunshine", by Keane from Hopes and Fears
• "Sunshine", by Lil' Flip (ft. Lea) from U Gotta Feel Me
• "Sunshine", by Traci Lords
• "Sunshine", by Twista from Kamikaze

Albums

• Sunshine (album), by S Club 7
• Sunshine (soundtrack), from the film of the same title

Radio stations

• Sunshine FM, a New Zealand radio station
• Sunshine 855, an English radio station

Record labels

• Sunshine Records (USA), an American record label of the early 1900s
• Sunshine Records (Australia), an Australian record label of the mid-1960s

Other

• Sunshine pop, an American musical movement in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated light rock

People

• Sunshine Anderson, American R&B singer
• Sunshine Logroño, Puerto Rican entertainer
• Ken Sunshine, lawyer from New York, United States
• Tommie Sunshine, American record producer, DJ, and songwriter
• Valerie French, a professional wrestling valet better known as Sunshine.

Places

Cities and towns

• Sunshine, New South Wales, a small town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
• Sunshine, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Sunshine North, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Sunshine West, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bridges and roads

• Sunshine Bridge, a bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana, United States
• Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a bridge spanning Tampa Bay, Florida, United States
• Sunshine Way, a street in Mitcham, Surrey, England, named for its accommodation of sunlight-needy tuberculosis patients

Buildings

• Sunshine 60, a 60-story building in Tokyo, Japan, and the tallest building in Japan until 1991
• Sunshine Building, a historic building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Other

• Sunshine mine, a silver mine in Idaho, United States
• Sunshine Motorway, a motorway in Queensland, Australia
• Sunshine Peak, a mountain in Colorado, United States
• Sunshine Village, a ski resort in Alberta, Canada

See also

• Sunshine City (disambiguation)
• Sunshine Coast (disambiguation)
• Sunshine State (disambiguation)

Other uses

• Sunshine Biscuits, an American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals, now owned by Keebler
• Sunshine laws, freedom of information legislation
  • Government in the Sunshine Act, a "sunshine law" passed in the United States in 1976
• Sunshine Policy, South Korea's doctrine towards North Korea, which emphasizes peaceful cooperation
• Sunshine unit, now known as a "strontium unit", used to measure the radioactivity of strontium-90 in the human body
• Super Mario Sunshine, a video game by Nintendo

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