1. The rays of the sun
   "the shingles were weathered by the sunshine and wind";
   - sunlight, sun
    
2. Moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
   "The sunshine encouraged many people to spend the day at the beach";
   - fair weather, temperateness
    
3. The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
   "flowers added a note of sunshine to the drab room";
   - cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness

Derived forms: sunshines

See also: cheerful, cheerless, depressing, uncheerful

Type of: atmospheric condition, attribute, conditions, light, visible light, visible radiation, weather, weather condition

Part of: disposition, temperament

Encyclopedia: Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows