Sunny vs. Sun

Sunnyadjective

(of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.

‘Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.’;

Sunproper noun

The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.

Sunnyadjective

(of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.

‘the sunny side of a hill’; ‘I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.’;

Sunnoun

(astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.

Sunnyadjective

Cheerful.

‘a sunny disposition’;

Sunnoun

The light and warmth which is received from the sun.

Sunnyadjective

Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; brilliant; radiant.

Sunnoun

(figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.

Sunnyadverb

sunny side up

Sunnoun

Sunrise or sunset.

Sunnynoun

A sunfish.

Sunnoun

The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.

Sunnyadjective

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.

Sunnoun

(cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.

Sunnyadjective

Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill.

‘Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores.’;

Sunnoun

A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).

Sunnyadjective

Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition.

‘My decayed fairA sunny look of his would soon repair.’;

Sunverb

(transitive) To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.

‘Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.’;

Sunnynoun

See Sunfish (b).

Sunverb

(transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.

Sunnyadjective

abounding with sunlight;

‘a bright sunny day’; ‘one shining norming’; ‘when it is warm and shiny’;

Sunverb

(intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.

Sunnyadjective

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer;

‘a cheery hello’; ‘a gay sunny room’; ‘a sunny smile’;

Sunverb

To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

Sunnoun

See Sunn.

Sunnoun

The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.

Sunnoun

Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.

Sunnoun

The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.

‘Lambs that did frisk in the sun.’;

Sunnoun

That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.

‘For the Lord God is a sun and shield.’; ‘I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity.’;

Sunverb

To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.

‘Then to sun thyself in open air.’;

Sunnoun

a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system;

‘the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system’;

Sunnoun

the rays of the sun;

‘the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind’;

Sunnoun

a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc

Sunnoun

any star around which a planetary system evolves

Sunnoun

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

Sunverb

expose one's body to the sun

Sunverb

expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun;

‘insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble’; ‘These herbs suffer when sunned’;

Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy mainly as visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared radiation.