Sunny

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÊŒni/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒni
• Homophones: sonny

Origin

From sun + -y.

Full definition of sunny

Adjective

1. (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
2. (of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.the sunny side of a hillI would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
3. (figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) Cheerful.a sunny disposition
• ShakespeareMy decayed fair
  A sunny look of his would soon repair.
4. Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; brilliant; radiant.
• Spensersunny beams
• Shakespearesunny locks

Synonyms

• (weather, day) bright; sunshiny
• (place) sunlit
• (person) bright, cheerful

Derived terms

• sunnily
• sunniness
• sunny side up
• unsunny

Adverb

1. (US, regional) sunny side up

Noun

1. A sunfish.