† bonairnessObs. [f. as prec. + -ness: cf. next.] Gentleness, mildness, courtesy. c1375Wyclif Serm.Sel.Wks. II. 357 Bonernesse, þat is a vertue of mekenesse, whanne men done as þei ben conseilid.1382Wyclif 1 Cor. iv. 21 Schal I come to ȝou..in spirit of bonernesse, or myldenesse?