noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being sunny. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   The quality of being Sunni. uncountable

   "The Sunniness of a Kurdish state would distinguish it from […]"

3. 3
   the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom wordnet
4. 4
   lightness created by sunlight wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

brightnesscheercheerfulnesscheerfulnessfair weathergeniality

Example

More examples

"The Sunniness of a Kurdish state would distinguish it from […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sunny + -ness.

Etymology 2

From Sunni + -ness.

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