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- [bon-ee]
- /ˈbɒn i/
- /ˈbɒ.ni/
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- [bon-ee]
- /ˈbɒn i/
Definitions of bonnie word
- noun bonnie a feminine name: var. Bonny 3
- noun bonnie Scot. and North England Archaic. a pretty girl or young woman. 1
- adjective bonnie Chiefly Scot. pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty. 1
- adjective bonnie British Dialect. (of people) healthy, sweet, and lively. (of places) placid; tranquil. pleasing; agreeable; good. 1
- adverb bonnie British Dialect. pleasingly; agreeably; very well. 1
- adjective bonnie Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe. 0
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Origin of bonnie
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English (Scots) bonie, perhaps < Old French bon good + -ie -y1, perhaps by analogy with jolie jolly
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Parts of speech for Bonnie
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bonnie popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bonnie usage trend in Literature
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