Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ray of sunshine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: ray of -sun-shine
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sunbeam, sunray

noun

A person (or thing) that brings happiness into the lives of others.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

rays of sunshine (plural)

Questions

What does ray of sunshine mean?: sunbeam, sunray

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