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    bonny
    /ˈbɒni/

    adjective

    • 1. attractive or beautiful: Scottish, Northern English "a bonny lass"

    noun

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

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBONNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bonnyBonny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bonnyBONNY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

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

    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.

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

    Definition of 'bonny' Word Frequency. 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. Synonyms: beautiful, pretty, fair, sweet More Synonyms of bonny.

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

    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. Also used as a form of address or term of endearment. ?a1513. Ȝe brek my hart, my bony ane. W. Dunbar, Poems (1998) vol. I. 106. 1552.

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

    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.

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

    Define bonny. bonny synonyms, bonny pronunciation, bonny translation, English dictionary definition of bonny. also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er , bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. bon′ni·ly adv. bon′ni·ness n.

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

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

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › bonnyBonny Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Filter. adjective. bonnier, bonniest. 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. Synonyms: braw. nice. good. bonnie. sightly. fair. comely. merry. healthy. goodlooking. chubby.