bonny

or bon·nie

[ bon-ee ]

/ ˈbɒn i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR bonny ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est.

Chiefly Scot. pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty.

British Dialect.

(of people) healthy, sweet, and lively.
(of places) placid; tranquil.
pleasing; agreeable; good.

adverb

British Dialect. pleasingly; agreeably; very well.

noun

Scot. and North England Archaic. a pretty girl or young woman.

Origin of bonny

1425–75; late Middle English (Scots ) bonie, perhaps <Old French bon good + -ie-y¹, perhaps by analogy with joliejolly

OTHER WORDS FROM bonny

bon·ni·ly, adverbbon·ni·ness, noun

Words nearby bonny

Bonneville, Bonneville Flats, Bonnie, Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Prince Charlie, bonny, bonnyclabber, bonobo, Bononcini, Bönpa, Bonporti

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Example sentences from the Web for bonny

Bonny Island in Nigeria and St. Michael's in Maryland had much in common in colonial times.
Nigeria's Hunt for Dick Cheney|Pratap Chatterjee|December 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And the sight o' sae many sweet, bonny faces will mak' us work a' the better.
By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories|Louis Becke
He was gone so long that Bonny, who did not know the reason of his absence, began to grow very uneasy before he returned.
Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast|Kirk Munroe
Two months later the Bonny Bess is reported to have brought people and supplies for Berkeley in its cargo.
The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624|Charles E. Hatch

It wad hae been a bonny business, indeed, if I had never had a case in the Court o' Session.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
Bonny thought it was in front, while Alaric was equally certain that it still lay behind them.
Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast|Kirk Munroe

British Dictionary definitions for bonny (1 of 2)

bonny

/ (ˈbɒnɪ) /

adjective -nier or -niest

Scot and Northern English dialect beautiful or handsomea bonny lass

merry or livelya bonny family

good or finea bonny house

(esp of babies) plump

Scot and Northern English dialect considerable; to be reckoned withcost a bonny penny

adverb

informal agreeably or wellto speak bonny

Derived forms of bonny

bonnily, adverb

Word Origin for bonny

C15: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old French bon good, from Latin bonus

British Dictionary definitions for bonny (2 of 2)

Bonny

/ (ˈbɒnɪ) /

noun

Bight of Bonny a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and CameroonFormer name (until 1975): Bight of Biafra

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单词	bonny
释义	bonny or bon·nie [ bon-ee ] / ˈbɒn i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bonny ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est. Chiefly Scot. pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty. British Dialect. (of people) healthy, sweet, and lively. (of places) placid; tranquil. pleasing; agreeable; good. adverb British Dialect. pleasingly; agreeably; very well. noun Scot. and North England Archaic. a pretty girl or young woman. Origin of bonny 1425–75; late Middle English (Scots ) bonie, perhaps <Old French bon good + -ie-y¹, perhaps by analogy with joliejolly OTHER WORDS FROM bonny bon·ni·ly, adverbbon·ni·ness, noun Words nearby bonny Bonneville, Bonneville Flats, Bonnie, Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Prince Charlie, bonny, bonnyclabber, bonobo, Bononcini, Bönpa, Bonporti Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bonny Bonny Island in Nigeria and St. Michael's in Maryland had much in common in colonial times. Nigeria's Hunt for Dick Cheney\|Pratap Chatterjee\|December 4, 2010\|DAILY BEAST And the sight o' sae many sweet, bonny faces will mak' us work a' the better. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories\|Louis Becke He was gone so long that Bonny, who did not know the reason of his absence, began to grow very uneasy before he returned. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast\|Kirk Munroe Two months later the Bonny Bess is reported to have brought people and supplies for Berkeley in its cargo. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624\|Charles E. Hatch It wad hae been a bonny business, indeed, if I had never had a case in the Court o' Session. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland\|Various Bonny thought it was in front, while Alaric was equally certain that it still lay behind them. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast\|Kirk Munroe British Dictionary definitions for bonny (1 of 2) bonny / (ˈbɒnɪ) / adjective -nier or -niest Scot and Northern English dialect beautiful or handsomea bonny lass merry or livelya bonny family good or finea bonny house (esp of babies) plump Scot and Northern English dialect considerable; to be reckoned withcost a bonny penny adverb informal agreeably or wellto speak bonny Derived forms of bonny bonnily, adverb Word Origin for bonny C15: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old French bon good, from Latin bonus British Dictionary definitions for bonny (2 of 2) Bonny / (ˈbɒnɪ) / noun Bight of Bonny a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and CameroonFormer name (until 1975): Bight of Biafra Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bonny blithe, buxom, cheerful, chubby, comely, fair, fine, gay, handsome, healthy, merry, plump, pretty, ravishing, sportive, strong, goodlooking
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bonny

or bon·nie

adjective, bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est.

adverb

noun

Origin of bonny

OTHER WORDS FROM bonny

Words nearby bonny

Example sentences from the Web for bonny

British Dictionary definitions for bonny (1 of 2)

adjective -nier or -niest

adverb

Derived forms of bonny

Word Origin for bonny

British Dictionary definitions for bonny (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to bonny