English Dictionary
Definition of “sunny”
sunny (ˈsʌnɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- full of or exposed to sunlight
- radiating good humour
- of or resembling the sun
Alternative Forms
ˈsunnily adverb ˈsunniness noun
Synonyms
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bright,
clear,
fine,
brilliant,
radiant,
luminous,
sunlit,
summery,
unclouded,
sunshiny,
without a cloud in the sky =
cheerful,
happy,
cheery,
smiling,
beaming,
pleasant,
optimistic,
buoyant,
joyful,
genial,
chirpy,
blithe,
light-hearted,
Translations
- British English:
sunny
When it is sunny, the sun is shining brightly....a warm, sunny day.ˈsʌnɪ ADJECTIVE ...a warm, sunny day.
- Spanish:
soleado
adj soleada
- French:
ensoleillé
adj
- German:
sonnig
adj
- Chinese: 阳光明媚的 adj
- Arabic: مُشْمِس adj
- Portuguese: ensolarado adj ensolarada
- Russian: солнечный adj солнечная
- Croatian: sunčan adj sunčana
- Czech: slunný adj
- Danish: solrig adj
- Dutch: zonnig adj
- Finnish: aurinkoinen adj
- Greek: ηλιόλουστος adj ηλιόλουστη
- Italian: soleggiato adj soleggiata
- Japanese: 日当たりのよい no_posp
- Korean: 햇빛이 밝은 adj
- Norwegian: solfylt adj
- Polish: słoneczny adj słoneczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: ensolarado adj ensolarada
- European Spanish:
soleado
adj soleada
- Swedish: solig adj soligt
- Thai: มีแสงแดดมาก adj
- Turkish: güneşli adj
- Vietnamese: nắng adj
Usage examples
Small figures in the farmyard created a sunny , idyllic scene.
Stuart Harrison, LOST SUMMER (2002)It was taken over one sunny afternoon a few weeks later by baton-wielding police during the reign of the War Measures Act.
Globe and Mail (2003)Leading off the dining room is a superb conservatory that overlooks the large garden, perfect when the days are not quite so sunny.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Growing - will grow in most ordinary soils in a sunny position.
Stickland, Sue, Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)
