English edit

Etymology edit

From sun +‎ swept. Compare windswept.

Adjective edit

sunswept (comparative more sunswept, superlative most sunswept)

  1. Enjoying a great deal of sunshine.
    • 2008 June 24, Jon Pareles, “A Seductive Urban Sound Hushes Carnegie Hall”, in New York Times[1]:
      Bossa nova, the quietly revolutionary Brazilian music that João Gilberto introduced 50 years ago, quickly became associated with the sunswept beaches and sweeping mountain vistas of Rio de Janeiro in songs like “Garota de Ipanema” (“The Girl From Ipanema”) and “Corcovado.”