Sunshine
noun
The light and heat that come from the sun.
We enjoyed a day of unbroken sunshine at the beach.
Often appears as...
- walk in the sunshine
- bask in the sunshine
noun
A person or thing that brings happiness or joyful things.
She has always been the sunshine of my life.
Often appears as...
- you are my sunshine
- bring some sunshine into someone's life
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Approving
Idiomatic
noun
The disclosure of information to the public.
The government's Sunshine Act requires meetings of federal agencies to be open to the public.
Often appears as...
- sunshine law
- under the sunshine act
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Formal
Legal
noun
The light and heat that come from the sun.
We enjoyed a day of unbroken sunshine at the beach.
Often appears as...
- walk in the sunshine
- bask in the sunshine
noun
A person or thing that brings happiness or joyful things.
She has always been the sunshine of my life.
Often appears as...
- you are my sunshine
- bring some sunshine into someone's life
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
noun
The disclosure of information to the public.
The government's Sunshine Act requires meetings of federal agencies to be open to the public.
Often appears as...
- sunshine law
- under the sunshine act
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activities
Often used to describe good weather suitable for outdoor fun.
Let's have a picnic in the sunshine tomorrow.
Pro Tip 2/3Weather Dependent
Can imply plans are contingent on sunny weather.
If there's sunshine, we'll go to the beach.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Reminder
Remember, too much sunshine can be harmful; it's a reminder to wear sunscreen.
Protect your skin when you're out in the sunshine.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activities
Often used to describe good weather suitable for outdoor fun.
Let's have a picnic in the sunshine tomorrow.
Pro Tip 2/3Weather Dependent
Can imply plans are contingent on sunny weather.
If there's sunshine, we'll go to the beach.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Reminder
Remember, too much sunshine can be harmful; it's a reminder to wear sunscreen.
Protect your skin when you're out in the sunshine.
Pro Tip 1/3Outdoor Activities
Often used to describe good weather suitable for outdoor fun.
Let's have a picnic in the sunshine tomorrow.
Pro Tip 2/3Weather Dependent
Can imply plans are contingent on sunny weather.
If there's sunshine, we'll go to the beach.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Reminder
Remember, too much sunshine can be harmful; it's a reminder to wear sunscreen.
Protect your skin when you're out in the sunshine.
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Depression, the secret...
I said, "What kind of trouble did you have?" And he said, "Well, they would do this bizarre thing. They didn't take people out in the sunshine where you begin to feel better. They didn't include drumming or music to get people's blood going. They didn't involve the whole community. They didn't externalize the depression as an invasive spirit.
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How to speak so that...
And another form of negativity, complaining. Well, this is the national art of the U.K. It's our national sport. We complain about the weather, sport, about politics, about everything, but actually, complaining is viral misery. It's not spreading sunshine and lightness in the world.
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Janine Shepherd: A...
sunshine, the smell of eucalypt and a dream. Life was good. We'd been on our bikes for around five-and-a-half hours when we got to the part of the ride that I loved, and that was the hills, because I loved the hills. I got up off the seat of my bike and I started pumping my legs,
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Can 100 renewable...
would be needed to power humanity at our present usage levels. So why don't we build that? Because there are other hurdles in the way, like efficiency and energy transportation. To maximize efficiency, solar plants must be located in areas with lots of sunshine year round,
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The Secret World of...
hours after emerging as an infant below the surface of the pond the flight muscles burst into life and the dragonfly floats up into the afternoon sunshine the pale and fragile dragonfly must now find a quiet spot to roost while its exoskeleton hardens and
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Sweaty Mudskippers Try...
loud well they said we couldn't do it louis but here we here we are finally out of the water living normally the sunshine the hot the hot sunshine oh i'm sweating tommy i need some water this this oxygen's giving me what's give me
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Why Having Fun Is the...
And it has convinced me of something that I very much hope I can convince you of as well, which is that my daughter was right. Fun is sunshine. It's a distillation of life's energy. And the more often we experience it,
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The science of skin...
as the sunshine dwindles. Therefore, skin color is little more than an adaptive trait for living on a rock that orbits the Sun. It may absorb light, but it certainly does not reflect character.
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner:...
and it was so much snow that we had to stay one day and luckily the next day we had some hours of sunshine so all the big avalanches came down and this was the most important for us we were
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Singing from the...
can I'm here I wanted the sunshine tan line you could time
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Depression, the secret...
I said, "What kind of trouble did you have?" And he said, "Well, they would do this bizarre thing. They didn't take people out in the sunshine where you begin to feel better. They didn't include drumming or music to get people's blood going. They didn't involve the whole community. They didn't externalize the depression as an invasive spirit.
Video examples
How to speak so that...
And another form of negativity, complaining. Well, this is the national art of the U.K. It's our national sport. We complain about the weather, sport, about politics, about everything, but actually, complaining is viral misery. It's not spreading sunshine and lightness in the world.
Video examples
Janine Shepherd: A...
sunshine, the smell of eucalypt and a dream. Life was good. We'd been on our bikes for around five-and-a-half hours when we got to the part of the ride that I loved, and that was the hills, because I loved the hills. I got up off the seat of my bike and I started pumping my legs,
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Can 100 renewable...
would be needed to power humanity at our present usage levels. So why don't we build that? Because there are other hurdles in the way, like efficiency and energy transportation. To maximize efficiency, solar plants must be located in areas with lots of sunshine year round,
Video examples
The Secret World of...
hours after emerging as an infant below the surface of the pond the flight muscles burst into life and the dragonfly floats up into the afternoon sunshine the pale and fragile dragonfly must now find a quiet spot to roost while its exoskeleton hardens and
Video examples
Sweaty Mudskippers Try...
loud well they said we couldn't do it louis but here we here we are finally out of the water living normally the sunshine the hot the hot sunshine oh i'm sweating tommy i need some water this this oxygen's giving me what's give me
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Why Having Fun Is the...
And it has convinced me of something that I very much hope I can convince you of as well, which is that my daughter was right. Fun is sunshine. It's a distillation of life's energy. And the more often we experience it,
Video examples
The science of skin...
as the sunshine dwindles. Therefore, skin color is little more than an adaptive trait for living on a rock that orbits the Sun. It may absorb light, but it certainly does not reflect character.
Video examples
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner:...
and it was so much snow that we had to stay one day and luckily the next day we had some hours of sunshine so all the big avalanches came down and this was the most important for us we were
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Singing from the...
can I'm here I wanted the sunshine tan line you could time
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Pramila Jayapal
American Politician
We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely.
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish Musician
Just the whole thing of getting up in the morning - I love the sunshine, I love the palm trees. I'm that kind of guy. I like to drive around with the top down and just enjoy life. I never did that before, so it's a beautiful thing.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good.
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Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
It's so easy to be there when it's all sunshine, but it really takes strength and courage to be there for each other during the dark times.
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Marco Reus
German Athlete
I think if you're not strong, in life or in football, not every day is going to be going up and seeing the sunshine.
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James A. Garfield
American President
The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
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Morris West
Australian Writer
If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.
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AB de Villiers
South African Athlete
It's never easy to lose. But life is not all sunshine and roses.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.
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John Hay
American Writer
Friends are the sunshine of life.
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Pramila Jayapal
American Politician
We can never be afraid to stand up for what is right, no matter what others may say. And sometimes, if that means taking a lonely road, if what we are standing for is true, then perhaps moonlight or sunshine will light our way and make it less lonely.
Quote examples
Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish Musician
Just the whole thing of getting up in the morning - I love the sunshine, I love the palm trees. I'm that kind of guy. I like to drive around with the top down and just enjoy life. I never did that before, so it's a beautiful thing.
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Lucy Larcom
American Poet
Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good.
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Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
It's so easy to be there when it's all sunshine, but it really takes strength and courage to be there for each other during the dark times.
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Marco Reus
German Athlete
I think if you're not strong, in life or in football, not every day is going to be going up and seeing the sunshine.
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James A. Garfield
American President
The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
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Morris West
Australian Writer
If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.
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AB de Villiers
South African Athlete
It's never easy to lose. But life is not all sunshine and roses.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.
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John Hay
American Writer
Friends are the sunshine of life.
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