sunniness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From sunny + -ness.

As the day advanced it was flooded with soft fresh light till it had the fragrant sunniness of the South African veld. — The Thirty-Nine Steps, John Buchan
” And Comrade Ossipon raised his bowed head, beloved of various humble women of these isles, Apollo-like in the sunniness of its bush of hair. — The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale, Joseph Conrad
Cassandra's was the colder and calmer disposition; she was always prudent and well-judging, but with less outward demonstration of feeling and less sunniness of temper than Jane possessed. — Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family Record, William Austen-Leigh

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