Meaning

4 senses
  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. (figuratively)Cheerful.

    a person with a sunny disposition

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

More definitions
  • associated with the presence of sunlight
  • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

Examples

249 sentences
  1. It was a beautiful sunny day.

    Це був чудовий сонячний день.

    ruБыл прекрасный, солнечный день.

    deEs war ein schöner Sonnentag.

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  2. I was hoping today would be sunny.

    Я сподівався, що сьогодні буде сонячно.

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  3. It's a sunny day.

    Сьогодні сонячний день.

    ruДень сегодня солнечный.

    deEs ist ein sonniger Tag.

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  4. It was sunny and warm.

    Було сонячно й тепло.

    ruБыло солнечно и тепло.

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  5. Will it be sunny tomorrow?

    Чи буде завтра сонце?

    ruЗавтра будет солнечно?

    deWird die Sonne morgen scheinen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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weather, day:
Deutsch
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weather, day:

Origin

From Middle English sunni, from Old English *sunniġ. Cognate with West Frisian sinnich, Lo

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.

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Forms

sunnier, sunniest
Comparativesunnier Lesson
Superlativesunniest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer:cheerygay

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • sunny day
  • a sunny day
  • sunny tomorrow
  • be sunny tomorrow
  • be a sunny

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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