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noun
the part upon which sunlight falls: the sunny side of the house.
a pleasant or hopeful aspect or part: the sunny side of life.
some age less than one specified: You're still on the sunny side of thirty.
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Origin of sunny side
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby sunny side
Sunna, Sunni, sunnies, Sunnite, sunny, sunny side, sunny-side up, Sunnyvale, sun pan, sun parlor, sun pillar
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How to use sunny side in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for sunny side
sunny side
noun
the cheerful aspect or point of viewlook on the sunny side of things
on the sunny side of informal younger than (a specified age)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sunny side
sunny side
The pleasant or cheerful aspect of something, as in Beth always sees the sunny side of events like graduations. This idiom alludes to the area on which sunlight falls. [First half of 1800s]
on the sunny side of. At an age less than, younger than, as in He's still on the sunny side of forty. [Second half of 1800s]
sunny-side up. Fried so that the yolk remains intact and uppermost, as in I ordered my eggs sunny-side up and you brought me scrambled eggs. This expression transfers the appearance of the sun to that of an egg yolk. [c. 1900]
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