sunny

adjective

sun·ny | \ˈsə-nē

sunnier; sunniest

Definition of sunny

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

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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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Next, on a sunny day, the car will roll down a window and turn on the engine, the heater, and a fan in order to bake off the VOCs and their accompanying smell. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Chinese customers hate “new car smell,” so Ford files a patent to bake it out," 20 Nov. 2018 On a hot, sunny day in late July, a group of Turner’s researchers gave me a tour of three of these sites — one burned in an unnamed fire that occurred around 1872, another site burned in the 1988 Huck Fire and a third burned in the 2000 Glade Fire. — Kristen Pope, Discover Magazine, "Wildfire Engulfed Yellowstone 30 Years Ago. Its Recovery Could Predict The Future of the West," 12 Nov. 2018 A year ago, standing on the same red rubber at a much sunnier Hayward Field, Ellis took the baton seamlessly. — J. Brady Mccollough, latimes.com, "Inside the USC women's track team's relay miracle at the NCAA championship," 12 June 2018 In the audience seated in Dillard's Avenue of the Oaks were more than 200 graduates whose entrance onto the sunny field drew cheers and applause from friends and relatives. — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, NOLA.com, "Chance the Rapper urges Dillard's graduates to surpass their predecessors," 12 May 2018 Giancarlo Stanton made two tough catches in sunny left field . — Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com, "Gleyber Torres Makes Debut As Young Yankees Beat Blue Jays, 5-1," 23 Apr. 2018 That way, an aubergine in a sunny field remains cool. — The Economist, "How paint jobs can make sensors and autonomous cars safer," 5 Apr. 2018 Those pieces, while architecturally striking, aren’t necessarily fit for the streets of Los Angeles—you’d be hard-pressed to find someone dressed in something that fussy on a sunny day in the City of Angels. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "In Her New Music Video, Kelsey Lu’s Wardrobe Is Even More Stunning Than the L.A. Landscape," 9 Nov. 2018 On rainy days, sunny days and days that go all night, autumn is all about boots. — Bree Coven Foster, The Seattle Times, "5 fall boots for rain and shine," 8 Oct. 2018

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sunny

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of sunny

: having plenty of bright sunlight

: cheerful and happy

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sunny

adjective

sun·ny | \ˈsə-nē

sunnier; sunniest

Kids Definition of sunny

1 : bright with sunshine a sunny day a sunny room

2 : merry sense 1, cheerful He just kept … talking his nonstop sunny talk about what a great summer we were going to have …— Jack Gantos, Joey Pigza Loses Control