n. [ Hind. san, fr. Skr. çana. ] (Bot.) An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [ Written also sun. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. sunnah rule, law. ] A collection of traditions received by the orthodox Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the sect of Sunnites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sunny. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of equal importance with the Koran. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind., fr. Ar. sanad. ] A charter or warrant; also, a deed of gift. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Sunfish (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Sunnier superl. Sunniest. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant. “Sunny beams.” Spenser. “Sunny locks.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

My decayed fair
A sunny look of his would soon repair. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]