sunshine
English
/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
noun
Definitions
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- (UK)
- (UK)
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just wake woken up and/or is very sleepy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sunnesine com from English sun + English shine.
Origin
English
shine
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftersun English
- antisun English
- ashine English
- backshine English
- beshine English
- candleshine English
- coreshine English
- dewshine English
- earthshine English
- eyeshine English
- fireshine English
- intershine English
- moonshine English
- outshine English
- overshine English
- protosun English
- ringshine English
- shine English
- shineless English
- shiner English
- shinest English
- shineth English
- shiny English
- shoeshine English
- spitshine English
- starshine English
- sun English
- sun room English
- sun shower English
- sun-darts English
- sunback English
- sunbake English
- sunbath English
- sunbathe English
- sunbeam English
- sunbeaten English
- sunbed English
- sunbelt English
- sunberry English
- sunbird English
- sunbittern English
- sunbleached English
- sunbleak English
- sunblind English
- sunblink English
- sunblock English
- sunblocking English
- sunblotch English
- sunblush English
- sunbonnet English
- sunbow English
- sunbreak English
- sunbright English
- sunburn English
- sunburnt English
- sunburst English
- suncap English
- suncapped English
- suncare English
- suncatcher English
- sunchair English
- suncrack English
- suncream English
- suncup English
- sundance English
- sundawn English
- sundeck English
- sundew English
- sundial English
- sundog English
- sundown English
- sundress English
- sundrops English
- sunfall English
- sunfast English
- sunfilled English
- sunfish English
- sunflower English
- sungazer English
- sungazing English
- sunglade English
- sunglass English
- sunglasses English
- sunglint English
- sunglow English
- sungod English
- sungrazer English
- sungrazing English
- sungrebe English
- sunhat English
- sunhood English
- sunkissed English
- sunlamp English
- sunless English
- sunlight English
- sunlighting English
- sunlike English
- sunlit English
- sunlounger English
- sunly English
- sunnish English
- sunny English
- sunperch English
- sunphotometer English
- sunphotometric English
- sunphotometry English
- sunporch English
- sunproof English
- sunquake English
- sunray English
- sunrise English
- sunrising English
- sunrist English
- sunroof English
- sunroom English
- sunroot English
- sunrose English
- sunscald English
- sunscreen English
- sunscreening English
- sunseed English
- sunseeker English
- sunset English
- sunshade English
- sunshaft English
- sunshineful English
- sunshineless English
- sunshiney English
- sunshiny English
- sunshot English
- sunshower English
- sunskirter English
- sunspace English
- sunspot English
- sunstead English
- sunstone English
- sunstricken English
- sunstrike English
- sunstroke English
- sunstruck English
- sunsuit English
- sunswept English
- suntan English
- suntrap English
- sunward English
- sunwards English
- sunwarmed English
- sunways English
- sunwear English
- sunwise English
- sylvanshine English
- through-shine English
- upsun English
- wondershine English
- shinen Middle English
- sonne Middle English
- sunnesine Middle English
- san Tok Pisin
- san Torres Strait Creole
- sun
- sunny
- upsun
- sunly
- shiny
- shine
- sungod
- sunlit
- sunset
- suntan
- sunhat
- sunbed
- shiner
- suncap
- suncup
- sunbow
- ashine
- sunray
- sundog
- sundew
- sunshot
- sunsuit
- suncare
- sunback
- antisun
- sundial
- shinest
- sunseed
- sunways
- sunbath
- suntrap
- sunspot
- sunrose
- sunfast
- sunfish
- sunlamp
- beshine
- sunglow
- sunburn
- sunroot
- sunwear
- sundown
- sunrist
- sunnish
- sunless
- sundeck
- sunfall
- sunwise
- sunbake
- sundawn
- sunhood
- sunroof
- sunbelt
- sunbeam
- sunbird
- sunrise
- sunroom
- sunward
- sunlike
- shineth
- sunperch
- sunstone
- sunbathe
- sungrebe
- suncream
- sunblind
- sunporch
- sun room
- sunshade
- sunblink
- sunberry
- sunstead
- sunchair
- sunblock
- outshine
- sunshaft
- sungazer
- eyeshine
- sunlight
- sunquake
- sundrops
- sunshiny
- sunburnt
- sunwards
- sunblush
- sunbleak
- sundance
- sunbreak
- sunswept
- suncrack
- sunglass
- sunglade
- aftersun
- protosun
- sunscald
- sunproof
- sunglint
- sunspace
- sundress
- dewshine
- sunburst
- spitshine
- backshine
- overshine
- sunbonnet
- moonshine
- sunstrike
- sunbeaten
- starshine
- sunseeker
- suncapped
- sunflower
- sungazing
- sunbright
- sunshiney
- sunkissed
- sun-darts
- shoeshine
- sunrising
- sunscreen
- sunshower
- sungrazer
- shineless
- sunstroke
- sunwarmed
- sunfilled
- sunstruck
- sunblotch
- ringshine
- fireshine
- coreshine
- suncatcher
- earthshine
- sungrazing
- sunbittern
- sunskirter
- sun shower
- sunlounger
- sunglasses
- intershine
- sunshineful
- sunblocking
- sylvanshine
- candleshine
- sunlighting
- sunstricken
- sunbleached
- wondershine
- sunscreening
- sunshineless
- sunphotometer
- through-shine
- sunphotometry
- sunphotometric