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sunniest | sunnies |

As an adjective sunniest

is superlative of sunny.

As a noun sunnies is

sunglasses.

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.
    • 1000 English basic words

    sunnies

    English

    Etymology 1

    From sunglasses + , retaining the plural form.

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Sunglasses.
  • * 2005 , Dave Franklin, Manic Streets of Perth , 2011, unnumbered page,
    • She took off her sunnies and polished them, a little vigorously.
  • * 2008 , Janet Fife-Yeomans, Heath: A Family?s Tale , page 97,
    • With Heath wearing a black beanie and his trademark sunnies , the couple arrived in Perth at 12.20 p.m. after flying in from the US via Sydney.
  • * 2009 , Susan Lyons, Sex Drive , Kensington Press, US, page 160,
    • “Sunscreen for you.” Her skin was a light golden brown. “And sunnies and a hat.” He slipped on his own sunglasses.
  • * 2009 , Justine Vaisutis, Australia , Lonely Planet, page 525,
    • Bring the Prada sunnies , the papers and an appetite if you?re heading here for breakfast.
    Synonyms
    * shades

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (US, colloquial) (sunfish or sunperch)
    • As a kid, he remembered catching sunnies with a cane pole and garden worms in the stream behind the house.