sunshine

/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/noun

The light and warmth that come directly from the sun.

Example sentence

“The cat stretched out in a patch of sunshine on the floor.”

Also an affectionate, or sometimes sarcastic, way to address a person, mainly in British English.

Related words

breezeA soft, mild movement of air.rainbowA curved band of many colours that appears in the sky when sunlight passes through drops of rain.cloudA mass of tiny water drops floating together in the sky where it can be seen.lightningA sudden bright flash caused by a powerful electrical discharge inside a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.snowAn occasion when snow falls; a snowfall or snowstorm.thunderThe deep rumbling or crashing noise that follows a lightning flash, produced when the heated air around the bolt expands suddenly.