sunny

[suhn-ee]

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adjective, sun·ni·er, sun·ni·est.

abounding in sunshine: a sunny day.
exposed to, lighted, or warmed by the direct rays of the sun: a sunny room.
pertaining to or proceeding from the sun; solar.

resembling the sun.
cheery, cheerful, or joyous: a sunny disposition.

Origin of sunny

1250–1300 Middle English; see sun, -y¹

Related formssun·ni·ly, adverbsun·ni·ness, nounun·sun·ny, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sunny

Contemporary Examples

I gingerly walked down the center staircase and out into what was a chilly, sunny October morning.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything
Liz Seccuro
December 16, 2014
Sunny Shell, a blogger for Christian Post says the movie “belittles Christians.”
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)
Brandy Zadrozny
November 14, 2014
To put that into perspective, indoor lighting is about 100 lux, while a bright, sunny day can hit 50,000 lux or more.
Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder With This New Tracker
DailyBurn
November 7, 2014
That gave a huge advantage to the sunny Republican prone to hugging supporters.
Tea Party Firebrand Wins Big in Iowa
Ben Jacobs
November 5, 2014
All of which makes them excellent candidates for solar power—even if they are generally not located in the most sunny states.
Charging Up
The Daily Beast
October 28, 2014

Historical Examples

What real worth might lie under this sunny surface the future must determine.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
The mountains were turning purple, and a sunny mist lay all over the shores.
Rico and Wiseli
Johanna Spyri
"I mean it," he said, and he quoted the lines about Portia's sunny locks.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
And her sunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
The dismal Hecate did not much like the idea of going abroad into the sunny world.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for sunny

sunny

adjective -nier or -niest

full of or exposed to sunlight
radiating good humour
of or resembling the sun

Derived Formssunnily, adverbsunniness, noun

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Word Origin and History for sunny

adj.

"full of sun," c.1300, from sun (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense of "cheerful" is attested from 1540s. Related: Sunnily; sunniness. Eggs served sunny side up first attested 1900.

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Examples from the Web for sunny

Contemporary Examples

I gingerly walked down the center staircase and out into what was a chilly, sunny October morning.

Sunny Shell, a blogger for Christian Post says the movie “belittles Christians.”

To put that into perspective, indoor lighting is about 100 lux, while a bright, sunny day can hit 50,000 lux or more.

That gave a huge advantage to the sunny Republican prone to hugging supporters.

All of which makes them excellent candidates for solar power—even if they are generally not located in the most sunny states.

Historical Examples

What real worth might lie under this sunny surface the future must determine.

The mountains were turning purple, and a sunny mist lay all over the shores.

"I mean it," he said, and he quoted the lines about Portia's sunny locks.

And her sunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece.

The dismal Hecate did not much like the idea of going abroad into the sunny world.

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Word Origin and History for sunny

adj.

Origin of sunny