Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sunshine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, n.
1. The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the
direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the
warmth and light which they give.
But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon
Culminate from the equator. --Milton.
2. Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like
that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination;
brightness.
That man that sits within a monarch's heart, And
ripens in the sunshine of his favor. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, a.
Sunshiny; bright. --Shak. ``Sunshine hours.'' --Keble.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sunshine
n 1: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun
and wind" [syn: {sunlight}, {sun}]
2: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {fair
weather}, {temperateness}]
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