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sunny (sun′ē)

adjective sunnier -·nier, sunniest -·ni·est

  1. shining or bright with sunlight; full of sunshine
  2. bright and cheerful a sunny smile
  3. of or suggestive of the sun a sunny radiance

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sunny Synonyms

sunny

modif.

  1. Full of sunshine

    shining, brilliant, sunshiny; see bright 1.

  2. Cheerful

    bright, cheery, blithe, genial; see happy 1.


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sunny Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • breeze: A1 Team Japan - Dubai race report 11 December 2005 Weather: Sunny with a breeze.

Preposition: in

  • afternoon: A wet start to the day but sunny in the afternoon.

Modifies a noun

  • clime: Have you heard the tale of the aloe plant, Away in the sunny clime?

Modifying Another Word

  • gloriously: Love is all you need It's a gloriously sunny morning.

Used with adjective complement

  • dawn: The day dawned sunny with a forecast for 34 degrees, according to emailer Fiona Insch in the stands.
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sunny quotes

It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!

-Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Grab your coat, and get your hat, Leave your worry on the doorstep, Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street.

-Fields, Dorothy

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