/ˈsʌni/, /ˈsʊni/, /sənːi/
OriginFrom Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, sonnig, Dutch zonnig, German sonnig. Equivalent to sun + -y.
- 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.”
- figurativelyCheerful.
“a person with a sunny disposition”
“My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.”
“A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart.”
- Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.
“sunny beams”
“the four winds blow in from every coast
Renownèd suitors, and her sunny locks
Hang on her temples like a golden fleece”
- US, not-comparable, regionalsunny side up
- A unisex given name.
- A surname.
- A diminutive of the male given name Sunil.
- A diminutive of the female given name Sunita.
- A diminutive of the unisex given name Sundeep.
Formssunnier(comparative) · sunniest(superlative) · sunnies(plural) · Sunnys(plural)