sunshine
Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were…Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.
» This room doesn't get much sunshine.
Dieser Raum bekommt nicht viel Sonne ab. — Wolf
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1 senses(US, not comparable)Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.
Because of the sunshine law, we could go to the planning meeting.
Examples
153 sentencesThis room doesn't get much sunshine.
deDieser Raum bekommt nicht viel Sonne ab. — Wolf
My apartment gets plenty of sunshine.
This room gets a lot of sunshine.
deDieses Zimmer ist sehr sonnig. — Tamy
Let's go outside and enjoy the sunshine.
Open the curtains and let the sunshine in.
ruОткрой шторы и впусти солнечный свет. — marafon
deMach die Vorhänge auf und lass die Sonne rein. — BraveSentry
Origin
In the Coverdale Bible in 1535, in Genesis and Exodus about 1250 as Middle English sunnesiIn the Coverdale Bible in 1535, in Genesis and Exodus about 1250 as Middle English sunnesine; synchronically sun + shine. Compare isolated Old English sunsċīn (“mirror”).
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.