sunny side

noun

1
: the side exposed to the sun's rays
liked to walk down the sunny side of the street
2
: the favorable optimistic aspect
a child usually sees only the sunny side
Phrases
on the sunny side of
: younger than
perhaps she is on the sunny side of forty but I doubt it

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“Sunny side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunny%20side. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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