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bonny

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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.
bonny
Adjective
[-nier, -niest]
1. Scot & N English dialect beautiful: a bonny lass
2. good or fine [Latin bonus]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bonny - very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
bonnie, 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"
bonny
adjective Scot., Northern English (dialect) beautiful, pretty, fair, sweet, appealing, attractive, lovely, charming, handsome, good-looking, gorgeous, radiant, alluring, comely
Translations

bonny [ˈbɔnɪ] adj (esp Scottish) → bonito, hermoso, lindo
bonny [bɔnɪ] adj (Scottish) → joli(e)
bonny [ˈbɔnɪ] (Scot, Northern English) adj → schön, hübsch
bonny [ˈbɔnɪ] adj (esp Scottish) → bello/a, carino/a


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May I call it--let me see--Bonny would do--may I call it Bonny while I'm here?
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
The sturdy hind now attends the levee of his fellow-labourer the ox; the cunning artificer, the diligent mechanic, spring from their hard mattress; and now the bonny housemaid begins to repair the disordered drum-room, while the riotous authors of that disorder, in broken interrupted slumbers, tumble and toss, as if the hardness of down disquieted their repose.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
It's joost the bonny young leddy--Miss Blanche hersel'.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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