sunny

[ suhn-ee ]

adjective

, sun·ni·er, sun·ni·est.

1. abounding in sunshine:

   a sunny day.

2. exposed to, lighted, or warmed by the direct rays of the sun:

   a sunny room.

3. pertaining to or proceeding from the sun; solar.
4. resembling the sun.
5. cheery, cheerful, or joyous:

   a sunny disposition.

sunny

/ ˈsʌnɪ /

adjective

1. full of or exposed to sunlight
2. radiating good humour
3. of or resembling the sun

Derived Forms

• ˈsunniness, noun
• ˈsunnily, adverb

Other Words From

• sunni·ly adverb
• sunni·ness noun
• un·sunny adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunny¹

1250–1300 Middle English; sun, -y ¹

Example Sentences

It’s a mostly sunny but blustery day, with highs only in the low 30s in our colder areas to the mid- to upper 30s in the city.

From Washington Post

Sunshine starts to finally break through later tomorrow, and we should see mostly sunny skies on Thursday, too, before a front approaches Friday with rain chances.

From Washington Post

Both days are mostly sunny as highs climb from the upper 30s Wednesday, which remains windy, to low-to-mid 40s Thursday, when breezes calm.

From Washington Post

Express forecastForecast in detailWhen partly sunny and low-to-mid-40s conditions could make today the most comfortable day of the forecast period, you know you’ve got a solid winter air mass settling in.

From Washington Post

Wind chills will make the temperature feel like the 20s under mostly sunny skies.

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

My mailman, David, is the sunny-faced sort who brightens my block each afternoon, no matter the weather, with a glowing smile.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

There were to be many things yet which Felipe could not fathom in this lovely, sorrowing, sunny sister of his.

From Project Gutenberg

He had a hopeful, sunny nature, and never looked upon the dark side of things if he could help it.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, we left Australia on the 9th of June, four months after our first landing on its sunny shores.

From Project Gutenberg

"He really did," agreed Violet, leading the way to the sunny open spot a trifle behind the house.

From Project Gutenberg

What a merry place a steamer is on a calm sunny summer forenoon, and what an appetite every one seems to have!

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• buoyant
• cheerful
• cheery
• genial
• lighthearted
• pleasant