sunshine
the rays of the sun
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,159 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,171 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the rays of the sun also: sunlight, sun the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities also: fair weather, temperateness
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom also: cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room
sunshine in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The June sunshine twinkled on all the lights.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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The sunshine of a fair Spring morning fell graciously on London town.
Something New · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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And Leah went out into the sunshine free, for the first time in six years.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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The glare of the California sunshine, filtering through the canvas, became mellowed, warm and golden.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 1
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And he saw in it a long country lane, a lane of waving leaves and dancing sunshine.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1