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sunny

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sun⋅ny

  [suhn-ee]
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–adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est.
1. abounding in sunshine: a sunny day.
2. exposed to, lighted, or warmed by the direct rays of the sun: a sunny room.
3. pertaining to or proceeding from the sun; solar.
4. resembling the sun.
5. cheery, cheerful, or joyous: a sunny disposition.
Origin:
1250–1300 ME; see sun, -y 1

Related forms:
sun⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
sun⋅ni⋅ness, noun
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sun·ny   (sŭn'ē)   
adj.   sun·ni·er, sun·ni·est

  1. Exposed to or abounding in sunshine: a sunny room.

  2. Cheerful; genial: a sunny smile.

sun'ni·ly adv., sun'ni·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

sunny 
"full of sun," c.1300, from sun (n.). Fig. sense of "cheerful" is attested from 1545.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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