ray of sunshine

English

Noun

ray of sunshine (plural rays of sunshine)

1. sunbeam, sunray
2. (figurative, endearing) A person (or thing) that brings happiness into the lives of others.
   • 1985 February 9, James R. Cone, “To Write Or Not To Write”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 29, page 4:

     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.

Translations

person or thing that brings happiness

• Finnish: päivänsäde (fi), ilopilleri (fi)
• French: rayon de soleil (fr) m
• German: Sonnenschein (de) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: solstråle (no) m

  Nynorsk: solstråle m

• Romanian: rază de soare f
• Spanish: la alegría de la huerta (colloquial)

References

• “ray of sunshine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “ray of sunshine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.