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# sunny

«sunny» in Mova's school dictionary: **full of bright light from the Sun, with no or few clouds** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sunny, sunnier, sunniest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sunny means full of bright light from the Sun, with no or few clouds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#m1)

2) A sunny place gets a lot of sunshine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#m2)

3) A sunny person is cheerful and happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In weather and geography, «sunny» is shown on forecasts with a sun symbol; in science, sunny days are warmer and help plants grow. In safety, on sunny days wear sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses, drink water and seek shade around midday; even on sunny winter days the sun can be strong. In stories and feelings, a sunny smile or a sunny nature means cheerful. In maths, weather data asks «How many sunny days were there this month?»

### examples

- It's a sunny day, so let's go to the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x1)
- Wear a hat when it's sunny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x2)
- Put the plant on a sunny windowsill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x3)
- The weather forecast says sunny spells. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x4)
- March had 12 sunny days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x5)
- She has a sunny smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x6)
- This is the sunniest corner of the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x7)
- It was a bright, sunny morning, and the windows stood wide open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/#x8)

### note

Comparative «sunnier», superlative «sunniest» (y → i). Double n: sunny. «Sunny side up» = a fried egg not turned over. «Sunny» vs «sunshine» (noun) vs «sun» (the star itself). You can get sunburnt on a sunny day even if it is cool.

### In the corpora

- [Puddles dry faster on sunny, windy days: the sun gives energy and the wind carries the vapour away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/5-melting-freezing-boiling-condensing/7/)
- [When salty water evaporates, the salt stays behind as crystals; sea salt is made this way in sunny places.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/8-separating-mixtures/8/)
- [Leave a glass of milk on a sunny windowsill and by evening it smells sour and has lumps in it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/22-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt/0/)
- [Josh writes «I was hopping for a sunny day» and means wishing, not jumping on one leg.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/7-adding-ed-and-ing-doubling-and-dropping-e/0/)
- [A rabbit left in a sunny hutch on a hot day in Texas can overheat and die in a short time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/316-new-pets-caring-snake-bites-bears-and-the-zoo/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sunny» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunny/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.