## Examples
- It was a warm, sunny day, perfect for a picnic.
- They planted the tomatoes on the sunny side of the garden.
- She greeted everyone with her usual sunny smile.

## Synonyms
- bright
- cheerful
- sunlit
- sunshiny

## Derived Forms
- sunnily
- sunniness
- unsunny

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sunni
- Root: *sunniġ

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Sunny is 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. In present-day use, it can mean having a lot of bright sunshine, or getting a lot of sunshine. Derived formations include sunnily, sunniness, unsunny.

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- Weather & Climate

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