Antonyms for sunny


Grammar : Adj
Spell : suhn-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌn i


Definition of sunny

Origin :
  • "full of sun," c.1300, from sun (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense of "cheerful" is attested from 1540s. Related: Sunnily; sunniness. Eggs served sunny side up first attested 1900.
  • adj bright, clear (referring to weather)
  • adj happy
Example sentences :
  • What real worth might lie under this sunny surface the future must determine.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The mountains were turning purple, and a sunny mist lay all over the shores.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • "I mean it," he said, and he quoted the lines about Portia's sunny locks.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • And her sunny locks Hang on her temples like a golden fleece.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The dismal Hecate did not much like the idea of going abroad into the sunny world.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She with power, power to make things straight and sunny and wholesome!
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • As the winter set in, an anxiety fell on the family which had passed so sunny a summer.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • "We will take care that you do that, sir," said Hamish, with his sunny smile.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • But Hamish could not lose his sunny temperament, his winning manner.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Surrounded by a court of adorers of both sexes, I lived in a sunny dream.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for sunny

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