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Added 9 October 2026

sunny

/ˈsʌni/ adjective

In Latin: aprīcus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sunny at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Featuring a lot of sunshine.
Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
Receiving a lot of sunshine.
the sunny side of a hill
Cheerful.
a person with a sunny disposition

adverb

sunny side up

noun

A sunfish.

Origin

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.

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