sunny

[ suhn-ee ]
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adjective,sun·ni·er, sun·ni·est.
  1. abounding in sunshine: a sunny day.

  2. exposed to, lighted, or warmed by the direct rays of the sun: a sunny room.

  1. pertaining to or proceeding from the sun; solar.

  2. resembling the sun.

  3. cheery, cheerful, or joyous: a sunny disposition.

Origin of sunny

1
1250–1300 Middle English; see sun, -y1

Other words from sunny

  • sun·ni·ly, adverb
  • sun·ni·ness, noun
  • un·sun·ny, adjective

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How to use sunny in a sentence

  • Probably the British climate compelled more indoor life than the sunnier south.

  • From those cold and forbidding Antarctic regions the airship rushed towards sunnier climes, and was very soon over Cape Horn.

    The Great Airship. | F. S. Brereton
  • He was lifted into another atmosphere, and breathed a clearer, sunnier air.

    In Answer to Prayer | W. Boyd Carpenter
  • The weather was charming for the first two or three weeks—much warmer and sunnier than at Finster.

    Uncanny Tales | Mary Louisa Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for sunny

sunny

/ (ˈsʌnɪ) /


adjective-nier or -niest
  1. full of or exposed to sunlight

  2. radiating good humour

  1. of or resembling the sun

Derived forms of sunny

  • sunnily, adverb
  • sunniness, noun

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