sunny disposition

Naturally cheerful outlook

A sunny disposition is a characteristically cheerful and optimistic temperament.

Someone with a sunny disposition tends toward good humor and positivity, brightening the mood of those around them: Her sunny disposition made her popular with patients.

The phrase treats personality as weather—warm, bright, and pleasant to be around.

Opposites
emotional temperament

sunny dispositionbleak outlook

Expectation of poor outcomes

Family

sunny, disposition

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