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- [suhn-shahyn]
- /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/
- /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn-shahyn]
- /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/
Definitions of sunshine word
- noun sunshine the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun. 1
- noun sunshine brightness or radiance; cheerfulness or happiness. 1
- noun sunshine a source of cheer or happiness. 1
- noun sunshine the effect of the sun in lighting and heating a place. 1
- noun sunshine a place where the direct rays of the sun fall. 1
- adjective sunshine of or relating to sunshine laws: sunshine rules. 1
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Origin of sunshine
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English sunnesin; see sun, shine1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sunshine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sunshine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sunshine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sunshine
noun sunshine
- brights — the high beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle
- day — A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
- daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
- daytime — The daytime is the part of a day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark.
- incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
Top questions with sunshine
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- who wrote the song you are my sunshine?
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- there aint no sunshine when she's gone?
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