sunny side

noun

1. the part upon which sunlight falls:

   the sunny side of the house.

2. a pleasant or hopeful aspect or part:

   the sunny side of life.

3. some age less than one specified:

   You're still on the sunny side of thirty.

sunny side

noun

1. the cheerful aspect or point of view

   look on the sunny side of things

2. on the sunny side of informal.
   younger than (a specified age)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunny side¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Make sure you close the windows on the sunny side of your home, to keep out hot air.

From BBC

In the summer of 1924, American comics readers met a new kind of heroine: a 10-year-old girl with curly red hair, a wisecracking mouth, and an unshakeable tendency to look on the sunny side of life, no matter how often she’s beaten down.

From Slate

"She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes," he said.

From BBC

Her reporting travels for “The Sunny Side of the Atom” took her to numerous places, including Princeton, N.J., where Albert Einstein, who had ignored her letters asking for an interview, lived and worked.

From New York Times

This sunny side facing Boston Common--these grand old mansions were built for Boston's rich and powerful families.

From Scientific American

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