Meanings
nounray of sunshine (plural rays of sunshine)
plural rays of sunshine
- endearingfigurativelyA 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
Translations
Finnish päivänsäde, ilopilleri
- päivänsädeperson or thing that brings happiness
- ilopilleriperson or thing that brings happiness
French rayon de soleil
- rayon de soleilperson or thing that brings happiness
German Sonnenschein
- Sonnenscheinperson or thing that brings happiness
Norwegian Bokmål solstråle
- solstråleperson or thing that brings happiness
Romanian rază de soare
- rază de soareperson or thing that brings happiness
Spanish la alegría de la huerta
- la alegría de la huertaperson or thing that brings happiness
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Chicago
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