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bonny
[bon-ee]
adjective
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.
bonny
1/ ˈɒɪ /
adjective
dialectbeautiful or handsome
a bonny lass
merry or lively
a bonny family
good or fine
a bonny house
(esp of babies) plump
dialectconsiderable; to be reckoned with
cost a bonny penny
adverb
informalagreeably or well
to speak bonny
Bonny
2/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
Former name (until 1975): Bight of Biafra.a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and Cameroon
Other Word Forms
- bonnily adverb
- bonniness noun
- ˈDzԲԾ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bonny1
Example Sentences
They added: "A sad loss at such a young age. RIP Dale. Sleep well bonny lad."
I would show that con man Donny a bravery so bonny, no longer would I serve!
“Not a bit, and you never will. You’ve grown bigger and bonnier, but you are the same scapegrace as ever.”
“Not at all—it bears the most gracious message in the world: for the rest, you are not my conscience-keeper, so don’t make yourself uneasy. Here, come in, bonny wanderer!”
On behalf of his family, his uncle Ken Mullen said he had been a “bonny lad” who “always had a smile and cheeky grin when talking to you and was a great source of one-liners”.
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