ray of sunshine en · NOUN
Meanings
- sunbeam, sunray
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(endearing, figuratively) A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| rays of sunshine | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
nn solstråle (person or thing that brings happiness) · fi päivänsäde (person or thing that brings happiness) · de Sonnenschein (person or thing that brings happiness) · es la alegría de la huerta (person or thing that brings happiness) · ro rază de soare (person or thing that brings happiness) · fi ilopilleri (person or thing that brings happiness) · fr rayon de soleil (person or thing that brings happiness) · nb solstråle (person or thing that brings happiness)