sunnysun‧ny /ˈsʌni/ ●●● S3 adjective 
a warm sunny day a sunny morning a nice sunny room I hope it’s sunny tomorrow. sunny periods/spells/intervals (=periods when it is sunny) Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells.2informal happy and friendly: a sunny smileTHESAURUSsunny if the weather is sunny, the sun is shining: · When we arrived in Hong Kong, it was warm and sunny.· a lovely sunny afternoonfine especially British English not raining, and with no clouds or only a few clouds in the sky: · a period of fine weather· Next week will be fine but a little cooler.nice (also lovely especially British English) spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: · It’s a lovely day – why don’t we go for a walk?· If it’s nice, we’ll go to the beach.bright if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is plenty of light: · a bright sunny morning· It was bright earlier on in the day.beautiful/glorious used when the weather is very good and there is a lot of sunshine: · a glorious autumn day· The weather has been beautiful all week.clear with no clouds or mist: · It was a clear June morning.· a clear blue skycloudless especially literary with no clouds: · The sun shone from a cloudless sky.· It was a beautiful cloudless morning.dry with no rain: · a period of dry weather· Tomorrow will be mostly dry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a sunny afternoon
- a sunny kitchen
- a lovely sunny afternoon
- It's going to be sunny all day.
- The weather will remain dry with sunny spells.
- But the daisies will be happy to have a good place to grow, in such a safe sunny corner.
- I fell in love with Rory, one remembered sunny spring, when I was sixteen and he was twenty-two.
- It ain't sunny, it's just sort of grey.
- It traps the warmth of the odd sunny spell, and wards off the critical few degrees of cold.
- Only after the second death on that mild, sunny Saturday eight days ago did the pace of planes and people slacken.
- Pupils were asked, in separate questions, when it is sunniest and when it is hottest.
- The morning is sunny and bright, glorious, as it should be.
THESAURUS
if the weather is sunny, the sun is shining: · When we arrived in Hong Kong, it was warm and sunny.· a lovely sunny afternoon
especially British English not raining, and with no clouds or only a few clouds in the sky: · a period of fine weather· Next week will be fine but a little cooler.
(also lovely especially British English) spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: · It’s a lovely day – why don’t we go for a walk?· If it’s nice, we’ll go to the beach.
if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is plenty of light: · a bright sunny morning· It was bright earlier on in the day.
used when the weather is very good and there is a lot of sunshine: · a glorious autumn day· The weather has been beautiful all week.
with no clouds or mist: · It was a clear June morning.· a clear blue sky
especially literary with no clouds: · The sun shone from a cloudless sky.· It was a beautiful cloudless morning.
with no rain: · a period of dry weather· Tomorrow will be mostly dry.
Longman Language Activatorhappy most of the time · Mike was a happy child and never gave us any trouble at all.· Sarah's main aim in life is simply to be happy.
usually behaving in a way that shows you are happy, by smiling, laughing, talking in a happy way, etc: · Thomas was cheerful and good-natured, and we soon became good friends.· She's kind of like a puppy - she's so cheerful and friendly.
happy and satisfied with your life: · He seems to be getting more contented as he gets older.· We spent ten contented years together.
to have a happy character and always behave in a happy way, even when there are problems: · Rosalind had a sunny disposition and a pleasant smile.· Marcia managed to keep a cheerful disposition despite her troubles at home.
British usually behaving in a cheerful, friendly way: · My uncle was a jolly man with a loud laugh.· Sue was always jolly and helpful.
good weather weather that is sunny and warm: get/have good weather: · We go to Greece every Easter, and we usually get good weather.· We had good weather apart from one day of heavy rain.a spell/run of good weather: · You must be ready to take advantage of any spell of good weather.in good weather: · Sometimes, in good weather, he walked to work across the fields.
especially spoken very sunny and warm: · It was a glorious day with blue skies.· We had three weeks of absolutely gorgeous weather.it is beautiful/gorgeous/glorious: · What's happened to the weather? It was beautiful last week.
spoken also lovely especially British, spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: · Morning, Bill. Nice weather, isn't it?it's a nice day/it's a lovely morning etc: · It's a lovely day - why don't we go for a walk?
especially British if the weather is fine , it is not raining and the sky is clear: · Next week will be fine but a little cooler.· a fine spring evening· It can take several days of fine weather for the grass to dry out.
if the weather is dry , it does not rain: · The dry weather will continue for several days· Southern areas should stay dry until the early evening.the dry season (=the time of year when there is little or no rain): · During the dry season, many of the swamps turn to hard-baked mud.
if the weather is sunny , the sun is shining: · a lovely sunny afternoon· It's going to be sunny all day.sunny spells/intervals especially British (=short periods of sunny weather): · The weather will remain dry with sunny spells.
warm bright light from the sun: · We sat on the patio enjoying the autumn sunshine.· Northern regions will start dry with some sunshine.
where the sun is shining down: · I get a rash every time I go in the sun.· Put the plant on a window sill in the sun.lie/laze/bask etc in the sun: · We spent all day lazing around in the sun.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I hope it’s sunny tomorrow. sunny periods/spells/intervals (=periods when it is sunny)COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow. sunny periods/spells/intervals (=periods when it is sunny) (=have a happy character)
· Outside it was a beautiful morning.
· Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells.
· If the weather is fine, we’ll eat outside.· Water pot plants daily during spells of dry weather.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The wind and currents were set fair when the Hokule'a paddled away on that sunny afternoon in March.· But the friendship ended on that sunny afternoon.· On a sunny afternoon we explored the gentler scenery near Henley and Oxford.· The sort of place that still does double features, which it was doing that bright sunny afternoon.· Today we have had snow again this morning, but quite a nice sunny afternoon.· I met the Colonel's wife while I was waiting for Martinho outside church one sunny afternoon.· It's a lovely sunny afternoon.· On this sunny afternoon in May, I was inclined to agree.
· Despite the cold, I remember, it was a clear, sunny day.· It is a beautiful, sunny day.· Ventilate well on sunny days but remember to close vents in the evening.· On a sunny day, it shimmers brightly, almost obscuring the fine frescoes and reliefs that now adorn the structure.· The ground was hardened by a sharp frost making the going firm on a fine, sunny day.· The following week, on a gorgeous sunny day, I worked both in the sun and in comparative darkness.· It was high summer, a warm sunny day.· He did one of New York tall buildings, a sunny day.
· Ventilate well on sunny days but remember to close vents in the evening.· If your child wears yellow rain boots on sunny days, have one of the princes do the same.· So a long hot summer with bright, sunny days well into September will result in a high concentration of both pigments.· Mundo de siete pozos was composed in the relatively sunny days before the onset of cancer.· The mere memory of it darkens my most sunny days.· Conclusions: The radiometer was designed for use on clear sunny days out of doors.· Number of sunny days is right up there for me, too.
· It makes a fine coupling for the E flat Quartet, being of a comparably sunny disposition.· Makes for strong bones and a sunny disposition.
· Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.· Many sheltered central and south-eastern areas might stay dry with perhaps some sunny intervals.· East Anglia: Rather cloudy, mainly dry, some sunny intervals.· The day should gradually become dry with sunny intervals.· Any overnight mist or fog will clear quickly to leave most of the country with sunny intervals and scattered showers.
· It was turning into a bright, sunny morning.· It is my favorite, especially on a sunny morning when the sun streams through the stained glass front door.· It was a bright, sunny morning, + mum + I were going to the school exchange for some uniform.· In the increasingly sunny morning, the convoy set off for the drive to the marble factory at Vicenza.· Dzo bells lulled us to sleep and then woke us to a clear and sunny morning.· It was a glorious sunny morning with very little wind.· It was a pleasant sunny morning for the event, the ceremony commenced at 10.20am.· On sunny mornings guests can have the added pleasure of breakfasting on the verandah.
· Grow garlic by planting single unwrapped cloves in a sunny position from November to March.· These plants share an enjoyment of light, well-nourished soil and a sunny position.· However, if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position.· A sunny position and well-drained soil ensure success.· Give it a sunny position and it will be your pal for life.· Stand the containers in a sunny position, feed and water regularly, and top dress annually with fresh compost.· Choose a sheltered sunny position with well-drained and composted soil which is weed free.· Put out new plants in May or June in a warm, sunny position in well-drained soil.
· Lili found Serge lying on a yellow daybed, on the sunny side of the aquamarine rectangle.· And there is, of course, the less sunny side to the Fox decade.· She walked round the pond to the sunny side where the water's surface was devoid of weed.· And that's good news for the butterflies and bees who are delighting in the sunny side of farming 1990s style.· On the sunny side there is light, there is warmth, and the heat of the sun is dry.· They were breakfasting in a highway café - eggs sunny side up.· Idly I wondered why he insisted on them being cooked sunny side up.
· It traps the warmth of the odd sunny spell, and wards off the critical few degrees of cold.· Drier weather will follow south with sunny spells, particularly in the more eastern parts.· East Anglia: Mostly dry with sunny spells.· Drier with sunny spells for all areas on Thursday afternoon.· And the outlook for tomorrow's much the same: cloud in the east, sunny spells in the west.· Elsewhere, it will be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers.
· It is set in a quiet and sunny spot just 12 minutes walk from the village.· Like rhubarb, asparagus and many other food plants, they thrive in enriched soil in a sunny spot.
· For the moment, however, the sunny weather of Rome may remain the only manifestation of that contribution.· Such renderings always show pleasant sunny weather, and slim and elegant people walking in corners of treelined plazas.· The third and final session was blessed with warm and sunny weather so we all got tired because of the heat!· I stay in as much as I can, even in hot sunny weather.· Warm sunny weather is essential during harvesting of the crop to enable the plant to make its fragrant oil.· The very hot and sunny weather on the final day was a welcome bonus.· The changing leaves and sunny weather turned this storybook tourist destination into everything it is cracked up to be.· I should have liked to have seen Sligo at the turn of the century, or failing that, in sunny weather.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1having a lot of light from the sun SYN bright: - Any overnight mist or fog will clear quickly to leave most of the country with sunny intervals and scattered showers.
- East Anglia: Rather cloudy, mainly dry, some sunny intervals.
- Many sheltered central and south-eastern areas might stay dry with perhaps some sunny intervals.
- Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
- The day should gradually become dry with sunny intervals.
a warm sunny day a sunny morning a nice sunny room I hope it’s sunny tomorrow. sunny periods/spells/intervals (=periods when it is sunny) Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells.2informal happy and friendly: a sunny smileTHESAURUSsunny if the weather is sunny, the sun is shining: · When we arrived in Hong Kong, it was warm and sunny.· a lovely sunny afternoonfine especially British English not raining, and with no clouds or only a few clouds in the sky: · a period of fine weather· Next week will be fine but a little cooler.nice (also lovely especially British English) spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: · It’s a lovely day – why don’t we go for a walk?· If it’s nice, we’ll go to the beach.bright if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is plenty of light: · a bright sunny morning· It was bright earlier on in the day.beautiful/glorious used when the weather is very good and there is a lot of sunshine: · a glorious autumn day· The weather has been beautiful all week.clear with no clouds or mist: · It was a clear June morning.· a clear blue skycloudless especially literary with no clouds: · The sun shone from a cloudless sky.· It was a beautiful cloudless morning.dry with no rain: · a period of dry weather· Tomorrow will be mostly dry.