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Sunny vs Lighthearted - What's the difference?

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Sunny is a related term of lighthearted.


As adjectives the difference between sunny and lighthearted

is that sunny is (of weather or a day) featuring a lot of sunshine while lighthearted is joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive not depressed or sad.

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

    lighthearted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive. Not depressed or sad.
    • The lighthearted young lovers ran over the hills.
  • Enjoyable lack of seriousness, not grave.
    • His lighthearted banjo was appreciated because it relieved the tension in tight situations.