sunshine

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	attribute,
definition	:	an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	good-humoredness, good-humouredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness,
definition	:	a cheerful willingness to be obliging (noun.attribute)

part meronym	:	disposition, temperament,
definition	:	your usual mood (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	cheerful,
definition	:	being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits (adj.all)

attribute	:	cheerless, depressing, uncheerful,
definition	:	causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy (adj.all)

2. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition,
definition	:	the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation (noun.phenomenon)

3. the rays of the sun (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	light, visible light, visible radiation,
definition	:	(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	sunburst,
definition	:	a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds (noun.phenomenon)

part holonym	:	sunbeam, sunray,
definition	:	a ray of sunlight (noun.phenomenon)

4. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	uncheerfulness,
definition	:	not conducive to cheer or good spirits (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	cheer, cheer up, chirk up,
definition	:	become cheerful (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up,
definition	:	cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cheerful,
definition	:	being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits (adj.all)

derivation	:	cheery, gay, sunny,
definition	:	bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer (adj.all)

5. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	temperate,
definition	:	(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate (adj.all)

6. the rays of the sun (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	sun, sunbathe,
definition	:	expose one's body to the sun (verb.body)

derivation	:	insolate, solarise, solarize, sun,
definition	:	expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun (verb.perception)

7. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	uncheerfulness,
definition	:	not conducive to cheer or good spirits (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	cheer, cheer up, chirk up,
definition	:	become cheerful (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up,
definition	:	cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cheerful,
definition	:	being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits (adj.all)

derivation	:	cheery, gay, sunny,
definition	:	bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer (adj.all)

8. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	temperate,
definition	:	(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate (adj.all)

9. the rays of the sun (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	sun, sunbathe,
definition	:	expose one's body to the sun (verb.body)

derivation	:	insolate, solarise, solarize, sun,
definition	:	expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun (verb.perception)