Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, n.
   1. The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the
      direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the
      warmth and light which they give.

            But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon
            Culminate from the equator.           --Milton.

   2. Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like
      that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination;
      brightness.

            That man that sits within a monarch's heart, And
            ripens in the sunshine of his favor.  --Shak.

Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, a.
   Sunshiny; bright. --Shak. ``Sunshine hours.'' --Keble.

Source : WordNet®

sunshine
     n 1: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun
          and wind" [syn: {sunlight}, {sun}]
     2: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {fair
        weather}, {temperateness}]