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Sunny vs Arid - What's the difference?

sunny | arid |

As adjectives the difference between sunny and arid

is that sunny is (of weather or a day) featuring a lot of sunshine while arid is very dry.

As an adverb sunny

is (us|regional) sunny side up.

As a noun sunny

is a sunfish.

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

    arid

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj) (wikipedia arid)
  • Very dry.
  • Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  • Devoid of value.

    • Quotations

    * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37 *: Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

    See also

    * semiarid

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