# sunshine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ · frequency rank #5,556

## Definitions
1. The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
2. A location on which the sun's rays fall.
3. Geniality or cheerfulness.
4. A source of cheerfulness or joy.
5. The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
6. Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
7. Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
8. Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
9. Ellipsis of orange sunshine.

## Etymology
In the Coverdale Bible in 1535, in Genesis and Exodus about 1250 as Middle English sunnesine; synchronically sun + shine. Compare isolated Old English sunsċīn (“mirror”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`snushine`, `ssunshine`, `sunhsine`, `sunnshine`, `sunshhine`, `sunshien`, `sunshinne`, `sunshnie`, `sunsihne`, `sunsshine`, `susnhine`, `usnshine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sunshine