sunny

adj

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.

1. Featuring a lot of sunshine.

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

2. Receiving a lot of sunshine.

   “the sunny side of a hill”

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

3. Cheerful.

   “a person with a sunny disposition”

   “My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.”

4. Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.

   “sunny beams”

   “the four winds blow in from every coast Renownèd suitors, and her sunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece”

adv

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.

1. sunny side up

name

1. A unisex given name.

   “Sunny White was apprehended in Flathead County Friday on a warrant out of Lake County charging her with vehicular homicide while under the influence in the March 2023 death of 22-year-old Mika Westwolf.”

2. A surname.
3. A diminutive of the male given name Sunil.
4. A diminutive of the female given name Sunita.
5. A diminutive of the unisex given name Sundeep.

noun

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.

1. A sunfish.