sunny
/ˈsʌni/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; shiny; radiant.
noun
A sunfish.
name
A unisex given name.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain."
- "The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course."
- "Spring was the sunniest season, and was the sunniest spring on record. It was the season with the fourth most sunshine on record, beaten by three summers: 1911, 1976 and 1995. Summer was then sunnier than average."
- "the sunny side of a hill"
- "I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara."
- "a person with a sunny disposition"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsʌni/
- British English: /ˈsʌni/
Usage
- American usage