Synonyms for sunshine
ˈsʌnˌʃaɪnsun·shine

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1. sunshinenoun

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

2. sunshinenoun

   Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.

   Because of the sunshine law, we could go to the planning meeting.

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

3. sunshinenoun

   A location on which the sun's rays fall.

   We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

4. sunshinenoun

   geniality or cheerfulness.

   I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

5. sunshinenoun

   A source of cheerfulness or joy.

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

6. sunshinenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

7. sunshinenoun

   Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.

   Good morning, sunshine!

   Synonyms:
   sunlight

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sunlight, sunshine, sunnoun

   the rays of the sun

   "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"

   Synonyms:
   sun, cheer, sunniness, fair weather, cheerfulness, sunlight, temperateness

2. fair weather, sunshine, temperatenessnoun

   moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

   Synonyms:
   self-restraint, sun, cheer, sunniness, fair weather, cheerfulness, sunlight, temperateness

3. cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshinenoun

   the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

   "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

   Synonyms:
   sun, blitheness, sunniness, cheer, fair weather, cheerfulness, sunlight, temperateness

Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Light
   • Weather

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sunshine":

   sunlight, sun, hsinkang, insolation, rizhao, soleil, sunbeam, sunny, beauty

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How to use sunshine in a sentence?

1. Birthday:

   I hope your birthday is full of sunshine and rainbows and love and laughter! Sending many good wishes to you on your special day.

2. Helen Kelller:

   Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.

3. Michael Li:

   There's a lot more sunshine on the process, it doesn't mean you'll win every time, but it means you'll have a fight.

4. Virginia House:

   The last couple of days have been difficult to watch the eroding of things we have tried very hard to protect in terms of protecting Virginia and its citizens. We see the work being done now as damaging Virginians and their opportunities, so I think the time for reflection on whether we've been able to find any rays of sunshine here will come, but today is probably not it.

5. Robert Green Ingersoll:

   Intellectual liberty is the air of the soul, the sunshine of the mind, and without it, the world is a prison, the universe a dungeon.