Jolly vs Sunny - What's the difference?
jolly | sunny |
Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.
(British) a pleasure trip or excursion
To amuse or divert.
* (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
(of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
(figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) Cheerful.
* Shakespeare
Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; brilliant; radiant.
* Spenser
* Shakespeare
(US, regional) sunny side up
As a proper noun jolly
is (female).As an adjective sunny is
(of weather or a day) featuring a lot of sunshine.As an adverb sunny is
(us|regional) sunny side up.As a noun sunny is
a sunfish.jolly
English
Adjective
(er)Noun
(jollies)Derived terms
* jolly wellVerb
Derived terms
* jolly someone alongReferences
JOLLYin the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----
sunny
English
Adjective
(er)- Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
- the sunny side of a hill
- I would describe Spain as sunny , but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
- a sunny disposition
- My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.
- sunny beams
- sunny locks