sunny

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌni/ (Northern England, Dublin, without the foot-strut split) IPA(key): /ˈsʊni/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈsʌne/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /sənːi/ Rhymes: -ʌni Hyphenation: sun‧ny Homophones: sonny (general), Sunni (without the foot-strut split) === Adjective === sunny (comparative sunnier, superlative sunniest) (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine. (of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine. (figuratively) Cheerful. Antonym: sunless Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant. ==== Synonyms ==== (weather, day): bright; sunshiny (place): sunlit (person): bright, cheerful ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === sunny (not comparable) (US, regional) sunny side up === Noun === sunny (plural sunnies) A sunfish.