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- [bon-ee]
- /ˈbɒn i/
- /ˈbɒn.i/
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- [bon-ee]
- /ˈbɒn i/
Definitions of bonny word
- adjective bonny Someone or something that is bonny is attractive and nice to look at. 3
- adjective bonny beautiful or handsome 3
- adjective bonny merry or lively 3
- adjective bonny good or fine 3
- adjective bonny (esp of babies) plump 3
- adjective bonny considerable; to be reckoned with 3
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Origin of bonny
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 Bonny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bonny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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".
bonny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bonny
adj bonny
- blithe — You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
- buxom — If you describe a woman as buxom, you mean that she looks healthy and attractive and has a rounded body and big breasts.
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- comely — A comely woman is attractive.
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