Witty vs Sunny - What's the difference?
witty | sunny | Related terms |
(label) Wise, having good judgement.
*, Bk.VIII, Ch.viij:
*:Then cam there a lady that was a wytty lady, and she seyde playnly unto the Kyngthat he sholde never be hole but yf that Sir Trystrames wente into the same contrey than the venym came fro, and in that contrey sholde he be holpyn, other ellys never.
(label) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
*, II.7:
*:It hath beene a witty invention.
Clever; amusingly ingenious.
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Full of wit.
:
Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
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(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
Witty is a related term of sunny.
As adjectives the difference between witty and sunny
is that witty is (label) wise, having good judgement while sunny is (of weather or a day) featuring a lot of sunshine.As an adverb sunny is
(us|regional) sunny side up.As a noun sunny is
a sunfish.witty
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* facetious * humorous * jocose * jocular * quick * See alsosunny
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
