SuaviloquyToday’s word

sunny

Sunny, a. [Compar. Sunnier; superl. Sunniest.]

1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant. "Sunny beams." Spenser. "Sunny locks." Shak.

2. 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. Addison.

3. Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition. My decayed fair A sunny look of his would soon repair. Shak.

1 other Webster entry under this spelling

Sunny, n. (Zoöl.)

See Sunfish (b).

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for sunny; he lists it under happy.

Where he writes about it:

A sunny disposition has a constant tranquil brightness that irradiates all who come within its influence. — from happy