Sunshine
n.joyful, energeticeveryday
Meaning 1
Direct light and warmth arriving from the sun.
Reach for it when naming natural daylight that brightens or warms a place
A stripe of sunshine reached across the kitchen floor.
Choose between these
3- everyday
daylight
when natural daytime illumination is the practical concern
not when Daylight includes overcast light and is not necessarily sunny.
- professional
sunlight
when the physical light itself is meant precisely
not when Sunlight is neutral and lacks the warmth or pleasure often carried by sunshine.
- literary
sunbeams
when separate visible shafts of light shape the image
not when General outdoor brightness does not consist of distinct sunbeams.
Meaning 2
A person or influence that brings happiness and warmth.
Reach for it when affectionately praising someone who lifts other people's spirits
Leo is a little sunshine in the quiet ward.
Choose between these
3- everyday
bright spot
when one welcome person or event improves a hard situation
not when A bright spot can pass quickly and lacks sunshine's affectionate warmth.
- warm
ray of hope
when encouragement points toward a better future
not when Someone can be sunshine through present joy without offering future hope.
- formal
when the person or thing gives great pleasure
not when Delight names the response rather than the warm influence producing it.
Said against
3- darkness
- shade
- misery
It naturally appears in
3- warm sunshine
Warm sunshine dried the painted benches by noon.
- burst of sunshine
A burst of sunshine lit the wet rooftops.
- ray of sunshine
Her encouraging message was a ray of sunshine during the delay.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun, direct light of the sun sense opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- wiktionary, English noun, figurative cheerfulness sense opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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