sunny

CEFRA1

/ˈsʌni/

adjective · adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Filled with bright light from the sun.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Receiving a lot of sunshine.

Examples

  • I have to do laundry while it's still sunny.

  • It was raining when we left, but by the time we arrived, it was sunny.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsʌne/
  • /sənːi/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Featuring a lot of sunshine.

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

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. sunny side up

More examples

In context

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

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

  • the sunny side of a hill

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Origin

adjective

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.