† sunnishadj.adv.
Obsolete.
Of a lustrous yellow or golden colour, resembling or reminiscent of the sun. Also as adv. in sunnish bright.
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the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > golden
sunnisha1413
sunnyc1500
hyacinthine1656
hyacinthian1794
auricomous1864
the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to sunlight > as bright as the sun
sunnisha1413
sunnyc1500
sun-bright1579
sunshiny1590
sun-like?1593
sunbeamed1598
sunshining1629
sun-clad1637
sunbeamy1821
the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > bright yellow
sunnisha1413
sunnyc1500
canary1818
sunshine yellow1835
marigold1872
buttercup1879
nasturtium-yellow1892
sunglow1924
sun-yellow1924
a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iv. l. 736 Here ownded heer þat sonnyssh was of hewe.
c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 3877 (MED) This womman was alle about closid in a sonnysshe clothing.
c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) l. 194 (MED) She gan vnlase her tressyd sonnysh here.
a1500 (?a1410) J. Lydgate Churl & Bird (Lansd.) l. 250 in Minor Poems (1934) ii. 479 Lik thopasion of colour sonnyssh [a1500 Cambr. Kk.1.6 schynyng, ?1534 shyneth] bright.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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