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sunny

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sun·ny  (sn)
adj. sun·ni·er, sun·ni·est
1. Exposed to or abounding in sunshine: a sunny room.
2. Cheerful; genial: a sunny smile.

sunni·ly adv.
sunni·ness n.

sunny [ˈsʌnɪ]
adj -nier, -niest
1. full of or exposed to sunlight
2. radiating good humour
3. of or resembling the sun
sunnily  adv
sunniness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sunny - bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

sunny
adjective
1. bright, clear, fine, brilliant, radiant, luminous, sunlit, summery, unclouded, sunshiny, without a cloud in the sky The weather was surprisingly warm and sunny.
bright wet, dull, gloomy, rainy, murky, dreary, shadowy, cloudy, overcast, wintry, sunless, dreich (Scot.)
2. cheerful, happy, cheery, smiling, beaming, pleasant, optimistic, buoyant, joyful, genial, chirpy (informal), blithe, light-hearted The staff wear big sunny smiles.
cheerful miserable, gloomy, morbid, unsmiling, doleful, down in the dumps (informal)
Translations
sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] ADJ (sunnier (compar) (sunniest (superl)))
1. (= bright) [weather, climate, morning, place] → soleado
it was a sunny spring morningera una soleada mañana de primavera
on sunny dayslos días soleados or en que hace sol
it's a lovely sunny dayhace un día de sol precioso
the sunniest place in Alaskael lugar de Alaska donde hace más solel lugar más soleado de Alaska
sunny intervals (Met) → intervalos mpl soleados
it's sunnyhace sol
the outlook is sunnyel pronóstico es soleado
I'd like my egg sunny side up (Culin) → quiero que mi huevo esté frito sólo por un lado
2. (= cheery) [person] → risueño, alegre; [smile, disposition] → alegre
to have a sunny disposition or temperamentser de temperamento alegre

sunny [ˈsʌni] adj
[afternoon, weather] → ensoleillé(e)
a sunny day → une journée ensoleillée
a sunny morning → une matinée ensoleillée
it's sunny → il fait soleil
[position, garden, place, room] → ensoleillé(e)
(= cheery) [disposition] → enjoué(e); [smile] → radieux/euse
He had a sunny disposition → Il avait un tempérament enjoué.
sun oil nhuile f solaire

sunny
adj (+er) place, room, day etcsonnig; (fig) smile, disposition also, answer, faceheiter; personfröhlich; sunny intervals (Met) → Aufheiterungen pl; on the sunny side of the houseauf der Sonnenseite (des Hauses); sunny-side up (egg) → nur auf einer Seite gebraten; the outlook is sunny (Met) → die Wetteraussichten sind gut; (fig)die Aussichten sind rosig; to look on the sunny side (of things)die Dinge von der angenehmen Seite nehmen; to be on the sunny side of fortynoch nicht vierzig sein, unter vierzig sein

sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (place, room) → assolato/a, soleggiato/a; (day) → di sole
it is sunny → c'è il sole
the outlook is sunny (Met) → si prevede il sole
b. (fig) (person, disposition) → allegro/a; (smile) → radioso/a

sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))
a. (place, room) → assolato/a, soleggiato/a; (day) → di sole
it is sunny → c'è il sole
the outlook is sunny (Met) → si prevede il sole
b. (fig) (person, disposition) → allegro/a; (smile) → radioso/a

sunny مشمس slunný solrig sonnig ηλιόλουστος soleado aurinkoinen ensoleillé sunčan soleggiato 日当たりのよい 햇빛이 밝은 zonnig solfylt słoneczny ensolarado солнечный solig มีแสงแดดมาก güneşli nắng 阳光明媚的


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I will begin with you, Sunny Lock," added she, turning to a lovely little Elf, who lay among the fragrant leaves of a primrose.
A CROW in great want of food saw a Serpent asleep in a sunny nook, and flying down, greedily seized him.
A POLITICAL Leader was walking out one sunny day, when he observed his Shadow leaving him and walking rapidly away.
 
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