Sunny vs Parched - What's the difference?
sunny | parched |
(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
Dry.
* {{quote-book
, year=1818
, author=Mary Shelley
, title=Frankenstein
, chapter=8
Thirsty.
(parch)
As adjectives the difference between sunny and parched
is that sunny is (of weather or a day) featuring a lot of sunshine while parched is dry.As an adverb sunny
is (us|regional) sunny side up.As a noun sunny
is a sunfish.As a verb parched is
(parch).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
Synonyms
* bright; sunshiny * (place) sunlit * (person) bright, cheerfulDerived terms
* sunnily * sunniness * sunny side up * unsunnyAdverb
(-)parched
English
Adjective
(-)citation, passage=I passed a night of unmingled wretchedness. In the morning I went to the court; my lips and throat were parched . I dared not ask the fatal question, but I was known, and the officer guessed the cause of my visit.}}