# sunny

Pronunciation: say "SUN-ee" /ˈsʌni/

## Adjective

1. Of weather or a day, having plenty of sunshine.
   - Simple: Bright, with the sun shining a lot, said about the weather or a day.
   - _Tomorrow will be sunny and warm, with only a slight breeze._
   - _It turned out to be the sunniest day of the whole vacation._
2. Of a place, receiving a lot of sunshine.
   - Simple: Getting lots of sun, said about a place.
   - _The vines are planted on the sunny side of the valley._
   - _Phoenix is far sunnier than Seattle, especially in winter._
3. Cheerful in mood, manner, or outlook.
   - Simple: Happy and cheerful.
   - _Despite the bad news, she kept her sunny good humor all afternoon._
   - _The coach's sunny outlook carried the team through a losing season._
5. Relating to or coming from the sun, or resembling it; shining and radiant.
   - Simple: Coming from the sun, or bright and shining like the sun.
   - _They painted the nursery a sunny yellow that brightened the whole room._
   - _Her sunny curls caught the light as she turned toward the window._

## Adverb

4. Of eggs, fried on one side only with the yolk facing up, as in sunny side up. *(dialectal, US)*
   - Simple: Cooked on one side only, with the yellow part on top, said about eggs.
   - _I'll take two eggs sunny and a side of bacon._
   - _She likes her eggs sunny, with the yolks still soft enough to dip toast in._

## Noun

6. A fish of the kind called a sunfish.
   - Simple: A kind of fish called a sunfish.
   - _My grandson reeled in his first sunny with a worm and a bobber._
   - _The kids caught a dozen sunnies off the dock before lunch._

## Origin

From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ, equivalent to sun + -y. It is related to West Frisian sinnich, Low German sünnig, Dutch zonnig and German sonnig.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sunny (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).