sunshine

CEFRA1

/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Direct light from the sun.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A location on which the sun's rays fall.

Examples

  • The sunshine penetrated the thick leaves of the trees.

  • The room was bathed in sunshine.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Geniality or cheerfulness.

  2. The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.

  3. The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.

More examples

In context

  • I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.

  • We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.

  • We were warmed by the bright sunshine.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).