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Punniest vs Sunniest - What's the difference?

punniest | sunniest |

As adjectives the difference between punniest and sunniest

is that punniest is superlative of punny while sunniest is superlative of sunny.

punniest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (punny)

    • Anagrams

    *

    punny

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Involving the use of a pun.
  • (of a person) Who makes puns.

    • See also

    * puny – small

    sunniest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (sunny)

    • sunny

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
    • Whilst it may be sunny today, the weather forecast is predicting rain.
  • (of a place) Receiving a lot of sunshine.
    • the sunny side of a hill
    I would describe Spain as sunny , but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.
  • (figuratively, of a person or a person's mood) Cheerful.
    • a sunny disposition
  • * Shakespeare
    • My decayed fair / A sunny look of his would soon repair.
  • Of or relating to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; brilliant; radiant.
  • * Spenser
    • sunny beams
  • * Shakespeare
    • sunny locks

    Synonyms

    * bright; sunshiny * (place) sunlit * (person) bright, cheerful

    Derived terms

    * sunnily * sunniness * sunny side up * unsunny

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (US, regional) sunny side up

    • Noun

    (sunnies)
  • A sunfish.
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