sunny

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English

Etymology

sun +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsʌni/

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• Rhymes: -ʌni
• Homophone: sonny

Adjective

sunny (comparative sunnier, superlative sunniest)

1. Of weather or a day, featuring a lot of sunshine.

   Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.

2. Of a place, receiving a lot of sunshine.

   I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.

3. (figuratively) Of a person or their mood, cheerful.

   a sunny disposition

Synonyms

• (weather, day): bright; sunshiny
• (place): sunlit
• (person): bright, cheerful

Derived terms

• sunnily

Translations

weather, day

Arabic: مشمس (ar) (múshmis) Chinese: Mandarin: 晴朗 (zh) (qínglǎng) Croatian: sùnčan (hr) Czech: slunečný (cs) Dutch: zonnig (nl) Finnish: auringonpaisteinen (fi), aurinkoinen (fi) French: ensoleillé (fr) m., ensoleillé (fr) f. German: sonnig (de) Italian: soleggiato (it) m., soleggiata (it) f. Japanese: 晴れた (ja) (はれた, hareta)

Luxembourgish: sonneg (lb) Macedonian: сончев (mk) (sónčev) m. Persian: آفتابی (fa) (âftâbi) Portuguese: ensolarado (pt) Russian: солнечный (ru) (sólnečnyj) Scottish Gaelic: grianach Spanish: asoleado (es) Tagalog: maaraw (tl) Turkish: güneşli (tr) Ukrainian: сонячний (uk) (sónjačnyj)

place

Croatian: sùnčan (hr) Dutch: zonnig (nl) Finnish: aurinkoinen (fi) French: ensoleillé (fr) m., ensoleillé (fr) f.

Italian: soleggiato (it) m., soleggiata (it) f. Macedonian: сончев (mk) (sónčev) m., сончева (mk) (sónčeva) f., сончево (mk) (sónčevo) n. Ukrainian: сонячний (uk) (sónjačnyj)

cheerful

Croatian: vȅseo (hr), rȁdostan (hr) Dutch: zonnig (nl)

Finnish: iloinen (fi), aurinkoinen (fi) Macedonian: весел (mk) (vésel) m.