sunny

Examples

• All

• You have to realize that things will not always be sunny and nice.

  Academic text (2011)

• I pictured a round wooden table in a sunny room, her on one side, me on the other.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Round two, it is sunny and beautiful and clear.

• And it's finally sunny and yeah, it's been good.

• Guys, it is so sunny, so warm and so nice.

• It's gonna be beautiful sunny day today.

  I Used to Be Funny (2024)

• There were two bedrooms and a huge living room, a big sunny kitchen, and a lovely garden.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Welcome to a very sunny, perfect autumn day.

• We expect them to come from places like warm, sunny Georgia or California.

  Academic text (1994)

• Sunny and dry weather for tomorrow and for the entire five-day period.

  The Glimmer Man (1996)

Synonyms

B

bright

vssunny

171 1.0

Full of happiness and cheer

adds a literal light meaning as well as mood

C

cheerful

vssunny

111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

can also describe brightness or pleasantness in scenes

U

upbeat

vssunny

99 3.8

Feeling cheerful and hopeful, sometimes too positive for the situation

has a more neutral pleasantness without unrealistic optimism

J

jolly

vssunny

79 1.0

Happy and lively in a friendly way

is less focused on high spirits and more general pleasantness

G

gay

vssunny

• Archaic

64 9.8

Cheerful and lively without worry

is more neutral and modern in both light and mood senses

C

cheery

vssunny

35 1.0

Happy and bright in a way that makes people smile

is broader, also naming literal sunshine and simple pleasantness

L

light-hearted

vssunny

11 3.5

Happy and not serious

can mean a bright warm scene as well as a pleasant mood

S

sunlit

vssunny

9 1.0

Sunlight shines on it

can mean that literal lighting or a cheerful, pleasant mood

S

sunshiny

vssunny

4 2.8

Having bright sunlight and a warm, happy feeling

is a general term for either real light or cheerful pleasantness

S

sun-drenched

vssunny

3 4.1

Full of warm bright sunlight

adds the mood sense as well, not only heavy sunlight

L

lightful

vssunny

• Archaic

1 8.9

Cheerful and lively in a way that makes people happy

is simpler and can also mean literal sunlight or simple cheer

B

beamish

vssunny

• Archaic

1 9.9

Smiling brightly because you feel happy

is everyday and can describe both light and mood plainly

S

sunlike

vssunny

3.2

Warm and cheerful in a way that makes others feel happy

also covers happy mood as well as literal brightness

B

brightish

vssunny

4.1

A little strong color, light, or look that seems cheerful and lively

is stronger and clearly bright either in light or mood

Antonyms

C

cloudy

51 1.0

Sky covered with clouds so it is not sunny

G

gloomy

17 2.1

Making people feel sad because of how it looks or feels

Compounds

S

sunny day

37 1.0

A day when the sun shines and there are few clouds

S

sunny-side up

5 3.2

An egg fried on one side with the yolk still runny on top

S

sunny weather

1 1.0

Bright weather with a clear sky and no rain

S

sunny glade

4.1

An open grassy area in a forest that gets a lot of sun

How Bright

radiant

64 4.1

bright

459 1.0

sunny

226 1.0

dim

62 1.0

dark

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology