sunny
/ˈsʌni/adjective
उच्चारण सनी
धूप वाला, धूपदार
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with a lot of light from the sun
धूप वाला, धूपदार
- a sunny day
- It was a sunny morning, perfect for a picnic by the lake.
- We had a sunny weekend, so we went to the beach.
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- It's a lovely sunny day; let's sit in the garden.
- The room is bright and sunny in the mornings.
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cheerful and happy
खुशमिज़ाज, प्रसन्न
- a sunny smile
- Radhika has a sunny nature and cheers up everyone around her.
- He has a sunny disposition and is liked by everyone.
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- The little girl greeted us with a sunny smile.
- Her sunny nature brightened even the gloomiest days.
Synonyms cheerful happy bright cheery optimistic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sunny (adjective of weather)
Sunny describes a day, place or weather with bright sunshine; it is gradable and has the forms sunnier and sunniest.
'Sunny' धूप वाले दिन, स्थान या मौसम का वर्णन करता है; यह gradable है और इसके रूप sunnier तथा sunniest हैं।
- It was a sunny morning in Shimla.
- Today is sunnier than yesterday.
it is sunny (weather it)
For weather, use the dummy it with be: it is sunny, not the day is having sun.
मौसम बताने के लिए dummy it के साथ be आता है: 'it is sunny'।
- It will be sunny and warm tomorrow.
- Is it sunny outside?
sunny + person / smile (figurative)
In the figurative sense, sunny means cheerful, as in a sunny nature or a sunny smile.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में 'sunny' का अर्थ प्रसन्न है, जैसे sunny nature या sunny smile।
- Radhika has a sunny nature and makes friends easily.
- The baby gave us a sunny smile.
sunny side / look on the sunny side
The sunny side means the bright, hopeful side of a situation.
'The sunny side' का अर्थ किसी स्थिति का उजला, आशावान पक्ष है।
- Always look on the sunny side of life.
+Collocations 4
sunny + noun
dayweatherroomspotafternoon
- We sat in a sunny spot in the courtyard.
adverb + sunny
bright and sunnywarm and sunnymostly sunnyvery sunnygloriously sunny
- The weather was bright and sunny for the sports day.
sunny + person
smilenaturedispositiontemperament
- He faced the problem with a sunny temperament.
sunny + season
winter morningspring daysummer afternoonday in February
- A sunny winter morning is perfect for studying outside.
“More examples 5
- It was a sunny day, so we flew kites on the terrace.
धूप खिली हुई थी, इसलिए हमने छत पर पतंगें उड़ाईं।
- The classroom is sunny in the morning.
सुबह के समय कक्षा में धूप रहती है।
- Despite the failure, she remained sunny and hopeful.
असफलता के बावजूद वह प्रसन्न और आशावान बनी रही।
- The weather will be mostly sunny with light winds.
मौसम अधिकतर धूप वाला रहेगा और हल्की हवाएँ चलेंगी।
- Grandmother's sunny kitchen always smelt of ginger tea.
दादी की धूप-भरी रसोई में सदा अदरक की चाय की महक रहती थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Today the weather is very sun.
✓ Today the weather is very sunny.
After very you need the adjective sunny; sun is a noun.
'Very' के बाद adjective 'sunny' चाहिए; 'sun' noun है।
✗ It is sunny day today.
✓ It is a sunny day today.
A singular countable noun like day needs an article.
'Day' जैसी singular गणनीय संज्ञा के साथ article आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Sunny, bright and clear all suit good weather but point to different things.
Sunny, bright और clear तीनों अच्छे मौसम के लिए आते हैं, पर अलग बातों की ओर संकेत करते हैं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sun·ny
?Which word?
Keep the weather words together: sunny, cloudy, overcast (completely covered with cloud), humid (warm and damp), foggy, windy, chilly.
मौसम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: sunny, cloudy, overcast (पूरी तरह बादलों से ढका), humid (गर्म और नम), foggy, windy, chilly।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Look on the sunny side (be optimistic; also 'look on the bright side'), sunny side up (of a fried egg, cooked on one side only).
Idioms: look on the sunny side (आशावादी रहना; 'look on the bright side' भी), sunny side up (तले अंडे के लिए, एक तरफ़ पका)।