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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

    Bonny is an adjective that means beautiful and healthy, especially in Scottish English. Learn more about its synonyms, usage and pronunciation with examples from the Hansard archive and other sources.

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

    Bonny is an adjective that means attractive, fair, or excellent, especially in British English. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words from Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

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

    Bonny is an adjective that means pleasing to the eye, handsome, or pretty, especially in Scottish and British dialects. It can also be a noun for a pretty girl or a bay in Africa. Learn more about its history, synonyms, and usage.

  5. 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.

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

    Bonny is an adjective that means attractive, nice, or pleasant, especially in Scottish and Northern England dialect. It can also mean considerable, agreeable, or plump. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of bonny.

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

    Bonny is an adjective that means beautiful and healthy, especially in Scottish English. Learn how to use it in sentences, find synonyms and related words, and see translations in different languages.

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

    (ˈbɒnɪ) adj, -nier or -niest. 1. dialect Scot and Northern English beautiful or handsome: a bonny lass. 2. merry or lively: a bonny family. 3. good or fine: a bonny house. 4. (esp of babies) plump. 5. dialect Scot and Northern English considerable; to be reckoned with: cost a bonny penny. adv. informal agreeably or well: to speak bonny.