sunniness

/'sʌninis/

Thân thiện

The sunniness of the garden lifted everyone's spirits.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being full of sunlight; the condition of having bright sunshine. It refers to an abundance of sunlight in a place or at a particular time.
   • The quality of being cheerful, bright, and optimistic. It describes a person's disposition or an atmosphere that is happy and dispels gloom.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Physical Sunlight):

  • The sunniness of the kitchen made it the most pleasant room in the house.
  • We chose the apartment for its southern exposure and general sunniness.

• Noun (Cheerful Quality):

  • Her constant sunniness was infectious, lifting everyone's spirits.
  • Despite the bad news, he faced the situation with remarkable sunniness.

Advanced Usage

• "to bring sunniness to": to introduce cheerfulness or brightness to a situation.
  • Her laughter brought a welcome sunniness to the somber gathering.

Variants and Related Words

• Sunny (adj): 1. Bright with or full of sunlight. 2. Cheerful and optimistic.

  • A sunny day.
  • A sunny disposition.

• Sunlit (adj): Illuminated by sunlight.

  • A sunlit courtyard.

Synonyms

• Brightness: The quality of being full of light.
• Cheerfulness: The quality of being noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Radiance: Light or heat as emitted or reflected; great happiness or beauty.
• Lightheartedness: The quality of being cheerful and carefree.

Antonyms

• Gloom: Partial or total darkness; a state of depression or despondency.
• Gloominess: The state of being dark, dim, or melancholy.
• Sullenness: The quality of being bad-tempered, gloomy, and silent.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
   • flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room
2. lightness created by sunlight

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cheerfulness
• cheer
• sunshine