## Meanings
1. The light and warmth that come directly from the sun.
2. Cheerfulness, joy, or a person who brings it.
3. A friendly or playful way of addressing someone.

## Examples
- We were warmed by the bright sunshine.
- You are the sunshine of my life.
- Good morning, sunshine!

## Derived Forms
- sunshineless
- sunshiny

## Related Forms
- sunbeam

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sunnesine

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Sunshine 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”). In present-day use, it can mean the light and warmth that come directly from the sun, or cheerfulness, joy, or a person who brings it. Derived formations include sunshineless, sunshiny.

## Topics
- People & Society

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