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bonnie

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bon·ny also bon·nie  (bn)
adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots
1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.
2. Excellent.
[Probably ultimately from French bon, good, from Latin bonus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
bonni·ly adv.
bonni·ness n.
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Adj.1.bonnie - very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
bonny, sightly, comely, fair
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
Translations
bonnie, bonny
adj (esp Scot) → schön; lassie also → hübsch; baby → prächtig


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