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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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   The meaning of BONNY is attractive, fair; also : fine, excellent. How to use bonny in a sentence.

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   Bonny definition: pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty.. See examples of BONNY used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.

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   Handsome or pretty, with a healthy glow. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Excellent. American Heritage. Fine; pleasant. Webster's New World. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of bonnie. Wiktionary.

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   An attractive or beloved person or animal. Frequently as a form of address, esp. in my bonny, my bonnies.

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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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    1. handsome or pretty, with a healthy glow. [...] 2. fine; pleasant. [...] More. Definitions of 'Bonny' See Bight of Bonny [...] More. Pronunciations of 'bonny' British English: bɒni. More. Synonyms of 'bonny' • beautiful, pretty, fair, sweet [...] More. Examples of 'bonny' in a sentence.