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ray of sunshine

ray of sunshine noun: sunbeam, sunray.

Noun

ray of sunshine (plural rays of sunshine)

  1. sunbeam, sunray
  2. (endearing, figuratively) A person (or thing) that brings happiness into the lives of others.
    • It would be nice if more people from the outside [of prison] would let us know that we are wanted and cared for. That would bring a little ray of sunshine into otherwise bleak lives.1985 February 9, James R. Cone, “To Write Or Not To Write”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 29, page 4

Forms of ray of sunshine

pluralrays of sunshine

Questions about ray of sunshine

What does ray of sunshine mean?
Ray of sunshine means sunbeam, sunray.
What part of speech is ray of sunshine?
Ray of sunshine is a noun.
What is the plural of ray of sunshine?
The plural of ray of sunshine is rays of sunshine.

Words near ray of sunshine in the dictionary

  1. ray gun
  2. ray guns
  3. ray marching
  4. ray of hope
  5. ray of light
  6. ray of sunshine
  7. ray tracer
  8. ray tracers
  9. ray tracing
  10. Ray's bream
  11. Ray-Banned

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