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- Dictionarybonny/ˈbɒni/
adjective
- 1. attractive or beautiful: Scottish, Northern English "a bonny lass"
noun
- 1. used as a form of address for one's beloved or baby. literary
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: attractive, fair. also : fine, excellent. bonnily. ˈbä-nə-lē. adverb. Synonyms. A-OK. A1. awesome. bang-up. banner. beautiful. blue-chip. blue-ribbon. boffo. boss [ slang] brag. brave. bully.
adjective. mainly Scottish English uk / ˈbɒn.i / us / ˈbɑː.ni / Add to word list. beautiful and healthy: a bonny baby. a bonny lass. Synonyms. comely old-fashioned or literary. fair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. delicate. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. lovable. lovably.
Bonny definition: pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty.. See examples of BONNY used in a sentence.
Definition of 'bonny' Word Frequency. bonny. (bɒni ) Word forms: comparative bonnier , superlative bonniest. adjective. Someone or something that is bonny is attractive and nice to look at. [mainly Scottish, or Northern England] Jemima was a bonny Highland lassie of 15. Synonyms: beautiful, pretty, fair, sweet More Synonyms of bonny.
adjective. mainly Scottish English us / ˈbɑː.ni / uk / ˈbɒn.i / Add to word list. beautiful and healthy: a bonny baby. a bonny lass. Synonyms. comely old-fashioned or literary. fair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. delicate. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. lovable. lovably.
Definitions of bonny. adjective. very pleasing to the eye. “my bonny lass”. “there's a bonny bay beyond”. synonyms: bonnie, comely, fair, sightly. beautiful. delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration.
Of a person (or occasionally an animal): pleasing in appearance, good-looking; esp. (of a woman) pleasantly attractive (rather than stunningly beautiful), pretty. Sometimes also of a person's appearance. Also used as a form of address or term of endearment. ?a1513. Ȝe brek my hart, my bony ane. W. Dunbar, Poems (1998) vol. I. 106. 1552.
( ˈbɒnɪ) adj, -nier or -niest. 1. dialect Scot and Northern English beautiful or handsome: a bonny lass. 2. merry or lively: a bonny family. 3. good or fine: a bonny house. 4. (esp of babies) plump. 5. dialect Scot and Northern English considerable; to be reckoned with: cost a bonny penny. adv. informal agreeably or well: to speak bonny.
Fine; pleasant. Webster's New World. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of bonnie. Wiktionary. Synonyms: braw. nice. good. bonnie. sightly. fair. comely. merry. healthy. goodlooking. chubby. cheerful. fine.
Check pronunciation: bonny. Definition of bonny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
