sunshine

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(sŭn'shīn') pronunciation
n.
    1. The light or the direct rays from the sun.
    2. The warmth given by the sun's rays.
    3. A location or surface on which the sun's rays fall.
    1. Radiant cheerfulness; geniality.
    2. A source of cheerfulness.
adj.
Requiring governmental bodies to hold open meetings and sometimes to permit public access to records: a sunshine law.

sunshiny sun'shin'y adj.

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IN BRIEF: The light that comes from the sun.

pronunciation Sunshine on my face makes me happy.

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sign description: The closed fist opens up and moves down like the rays of the sun.




noun
noun, Brit

A form of address, esp. to someone whose name is not known. (1972 —) .
P. Cave I turned back to the ticket man. 'OK now, sunshine?' (1976).



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Dansk (Danish)
n. - solskin, lykke, medgang
adj. - solskins-, optimistisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
zonneschijn

Français (French)
n. - (gén) soleil, (Météo) ensoleillement, coco/cocotte (fam)
adj. - (US, Jur, Admin) sur la transparence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sonnenschein, mein Guter
adj. - sonnig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιακάδα, ηλιοφώτιστη περιοχή, (μτφ.) χαρά

Italiano (Italian)
luce del sole, sole

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sol (m)

Русский (Russian)
(яркий) солнечный свет, хорошая солнечная погода, радость, причина или источник радости, жизнерадостный характер

Español (Spanish)
n. - sol, solana, rato de sol
adj. - sol

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - solsken

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
阳光, 愉快的, 乐天的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 陽光
adj. - 愉快的, 樂天的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 햇빛, 양지, 쾌활
adj. - 밝은, 청명한, 양지바른

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 日光, 晴天, 快活

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اشراق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אור-שמש, מקום מוצף שמש, אושר, שמחה‬
adj. - ‮של החוק לחשיפה לציבור של מיסמכים ממשלתיים (ארה"ב)‬


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