"ray of sunshine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rays of sunshine [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|rays of sunshine}} ray of sunshine (plural rays of sunshine)
  1. (figurative, endearing) A person (or thing) that brings happiness into the lives of others. Tags: endearing, figuratively Categories (topical): Happiness Translations (person or thing that brings happiness): päivänsäde (Finnish), ilopilleri (Finnish), rayon de soleil [masculine] (French), Sonnenschein [masculine] (German), solstråle [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), solstråle [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rază de soare [feminine] (Romanian), la alegría de la huerta [colloquial] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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