sunnier; sunniest
1
: marked by brilliant sunlight : full of sunshine
2
: cheerful, optimistic
a sunny disposition
3
: exposed to, brightened by, or warmed by the sun
a sunny room
Examples of sunny in a Sentence
the sunniest parts of the country
We found a sunny place to have lunch.
If it's sunny later, we can go to the park.
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Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images The Sunshine State isn’t always sunny, of course, especially during hurricane season.
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Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2025
There were two more medical incidents in the crowd, but the Spaniard kept up the sunny disposition when play restarted to take the opener with a 100 per cent success rates on first serve points.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
In a special episode of Tilley's podcast Scrubbing In, the couple discussed the details of their engagement, which began last week on a sunny Mallorca beach with a surprising dress code.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Thursday in Austin should be sunny, with daytime temperatures topping out around 95 degrees, and fairly breezy, with southerly winds of 5 to 10 mph packing gusts as strong as 20 mph.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2025
There were two more medical incidents in the crowd, but the Spaniard kept up the sunny disposition when play restarted to take the opener with a 100 per cent success rates on first serve points.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
In a special episode of Tilley's podcast Scrubbing In, the couple discussed the details of their engagement, which began last week on a sunny Mallorca beach with a surprising dress code.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Thursday in Austin should be sunny, with daytime temperatures topping out around 95 degrees, and fairly breezy, with southerly winds of 5 to 10 mph packing gusts as strong as 20 mph.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
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“Sunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunny. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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sunny
adjective
sun·ny
ˈsən-ē 
sunnier; sunniest
1
: bright with sunshine
2
: merry sense 1
a sunny smile
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