# sunshine
## English
### Alternative forms

* sun-shine (archaic)

### Etymology

In the Coverdale Bible in 1535, in Genesis and Exodus about 1250 as Middle English sunnesine; synchronically sun +‎ shine. Compare isolated Old English sunsċīn (“mirror”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: sun‧shine

### Noun

sunshine (usually uncountable, plural sunshines)
* The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
    Synonyms: sun, sunlight
    We were warmed by the bright sunshine.
** 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Job viij:[16–17], folio iij, verso, column 1: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.
** 1648, Robert Herrick, “The Apparition of His Mistresse Calling Him to Elizium”, in Hesperides: Or, The Works both Humane & Divine […], London: […] John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, and are to be sold by Tho[mas] Hunt, […], →OCLC, page 240:And all the ſhrubs, vvith ſparkling ſpangles, ſhevv / Like Morning-Sun-ſhine tinsilling the devv.
** 1976, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”, performed by Roy Ayers Ubiquity:Sunshine, everybody loves the sunshine / Sunshine, folks get down in the sunshine / Sunshine, folks get brown in the sunshine
** 1977, Keith Barrow (lyrics and music), “Precious”, in Keith Barrow:If there was no sunshine / Then life on Earth would not survive / Just like I would surely die / Without your love
* A location on which the sun's rays fall.
    We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.
** 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC: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.
* (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
    I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.
** 1971, Bill Withers (lyrics and music), “Ain't No Sunshine”:Ain't no sunshine when she's gone / Only darkness every day
* A source of cheerfulness or joy.
** 1972, Stevie Wonder (lyrics and music), “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, in Talking Book: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
* The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
* (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
    Alright sunshine, safe to cross now.
* (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
    OK, sunshine, listen up and listen good. There's five vandalised telephone boxes out there and I know you're responsible.
* (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
    Good morning, sunshine!
* (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.

#### Derived terms

* barrel of sunshine
* bask in the sunshine
* blow sunshine up someone's ass
* blow sunshine up someone's skirt
* bucket of sunshine
* instant sunshine
* liquid sunshine
* open sunshine
* orange sunshine
* ray of sunshine
* sunshine and kittens
* sunshine and lollipops
* sunshine and rainbows
* sunshine and roses
* sunshine cake
* Sunshine Coast
* sunshineless
* sunshine pop
* sunshine roof
* Sunshine State
* sunshine tax
* sunshine unit
* sunshine vitamin
* sunshiny
* walk on sunshine

#### Related terms

* sunbeam

#### Translations

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### Adjective

sunshine (not comparable)
* (chiefly 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.

#### Derived terms

* sunshine agenda
* sunshine law

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

### Further reading

* sunshine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia