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sunshines

sunshines is the plural of sunshine.

sunshines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sunshine.

Meaning of sunshine

Noun

sunshine (usually uncountable, plural sunshines)

  1. (usually) The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
    • We were warmed by the bright sunshine.
    Synonyms:
    sun, sunlight
  2. (usually) A location on which the sun's rays fall.
    • We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine.
  3. (figuratively, usually) Geniality or cheerfulness.
    • I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.
  4. (figuratively, usually) A source of cheerfulness or joy.
    • You are the sunshine of my life / That's why I'll always be around / You are the apple of my eye / Forever you'll stay in my heart1972, Stevie Wonder, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”, in Talking Book
  5. (usually) The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
  6. (Ireland, UK, usually) A friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
    • Alright, sunshine, safe to cross now.

See all 12 meanings of sunshine

Proper noun capitalized: Sunshines

Sunshines

  1. (plural) plural of Sunshine

Questions about sunshines

What is sunshines the plural of?
Sunshines is the plural of sunshine.
What part of speech is sunshines?
Sunshines is a proper noun.

Words near sunshines in the dictionary

  1. sunshine vitamin
  2. Sunshine West
  3. sunshined
  4. sunshineful
  5. sunshineless
  6. sunshines
  7. sunshiney
  8. sunshininess
  9. sunshining
  10. sunshiny
  11. sunshot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sunshines (page history and authors); Sunshines (page history and authors); sunshine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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