Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sunshine, n. [ME 'glossing, mirror'.]

1. Solar disk.
2. Sunset glow.
3. Cheerfulness; good disposition; restoration of spirit.
4. Radiant light; bright atmosphere; golden glow of the sun; direct sunlight uninterrupted by cloud.
5. Daylight; [fig.] happiness; prosperity; favorable influence.
6. Warmth and light from the earth's solar star; [fig.] good weather.
7. Cold winter daytime weather.
8. Golden hue; bright yellow color.
9. Phrase. “The Sunshine threw his Hat away”: the sunlight reappeared after a storm; [personification] the sun came out from the clouds.