sunny.
Featuring a lot of sunshine.
Meaning & usage
Featuring a lot of sunshine.
Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
Receiving a lot of sunshine.
the sunny side of a hill
I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
Cheerful.
a person with a sunny disposition
Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, sonnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun + -y.
sunny side up
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, sonnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun + -y.
A sunfish.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, sonnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun + -y.
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