Definition of SUNNY

sunny

Plural: sunnies

Adjective Satellite

  • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
    • "a gay sunny room"
    • "a sunny smile"

Adj

  • Featuring a lot of sunshine.
  • Receiving a lot of sunshine.
  • Cheerful.
  • Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.

Adv

  • sunny side up

Noun

  • A sunfish.

Adjective

  • Full of or exposed to sunlight; cheerful.

Examples

  • a person with a sunny disposition
  • Her Words With Friends disposition was always sunny, even when losing.
  • I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
  • the sunny side of a hill
  • Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Antonyms

sunless

Scrabble Score: 8

sunny: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sunny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sunny: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sunny: valid Words With Friends Word