sun ‧ shine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . the light and heat that come from the sun when there is no cloud:
We had three days of spring sunshine.
afternoon/morning/evening sunshine
Couples strolled in the afternoon sunshine.
2 . informal happiness:
She brought sunshine into our lives.
ray of sunshine (=a person or thing that makes you happy)
He was the only ray of sunshine in her life.
3 . spoken informal used when speaking to someone you are annoyed with:
Look, sunshine, I’ve had just about enough of you!
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sunshine
▪ the spring/summer/autumn/winter sunshine
She was sitting in the garden, enjoying the spring sunshine.
▪ the morning/afternoon/evening sunshine
The morning sunshine brightened the room.
▪ bright/brilliant/blazing/dazzling sunshine
We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu.
▪ glorious sunshine (=enjoyable bright sunshine)
They woke to blue skies and glorious sunshine.
▪ warm/hot sunshine
Don't spend too long in hot sunshine without a hat.
▪ pale sunshine (=not strong or hot)
It was early spring, and pale sunshine shone on the fields.
▪ hazy sunshine (=sunshine with air that is not clear because of mist etc)
Tomorrow morning it'll be dry with hazy sunshine.
■ phrases
▪ a ray of sunshine
A ray of sunshine filtered through the dirty window.