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   Bon·ny

   /ˈbänē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. attractive or beautiful: Scottish, Northern English "a bonny lass"
   • ▪ (of a baby) plump and healthy-looking. Scottish, Northern English
   • ▪ sizable; considerable (usually expressing approval): Scottish, Northern English "it's worth a thousand pounds, a bonny sum"

   noun

   • 1. used as a form of address for one's beloved or baby. literary

   Word Origin late 15th century: perhaps related to Old French bon ‘good’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bonnily adverb
   • 2. bonniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBONNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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. lovably. loveliness. lovely.

3. www.oed.com › dictionary › bonny_adjbonny, adj., n.¹, & adv. meanings, etymology and more ...

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   Meaning & use. Now chiefly Scottish, English regional (chiefly northern and midlands ), and Irish English ( northern ). adjective. 1.a. ?a1513–. 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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBONNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. Scottish and Northern England dialect. 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. Scottish and Northern England dialect. considerable; to be reckoned with. cost a bonny penny. adverb. 6. informal. agreeably or well. to speak bonny.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bonnyBonny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › BonnyBonny - definition of bonny by The Free Dictionary

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   ( 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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbonny adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of bonny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Bonny definition, pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty. See more.