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Definitions for Bonny

[1] Chiefly Scot. pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty.
[2] British Dialect . (of people) healthy, sweet, and lively. (of places) placid; tranquil. pleasing; agreeable; good.
[3] British Dialect . pleasingly; agreeably; very well.
[4] Scot. and North England Archaic . a pretty girl or young woman.
[5] a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”
[6] Scot and Northern English dialect beautiful or handsome a bonny lass
[7] merry or lively a bonny family
[8] good or fine a bonny house
[9] (esp of babies) plump
[10] Scot and Northern English dialect considerable; to be reckoned with cost a bonny penny
[11] informal agreeably or well to speak bonny
[12] Bight of Bonny a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and Cameroon Former name (until 1975): Bight of Biafra

Words related to Bonny

blithe, buxom, cheerful, chubby, comely, fair, fine, gay, handsome, healthy, merry, plump, pretty, ravishing, sportive, strong

Words nearby Bonny

bonneville, bonneville flats, bonnie, bonnie and clyde, bonnie prince charlie, bonny, bonnyclabber, bonobo, bononcini, bonporti, bonsai

Origin of Bonny

1425–75; late Middle English (Scots ) bonie, perhaps < Old French bon good + -ie -y1, perhaps by analogy with jolie jolly

Other words from Bonny

bon·ni·ly , adverb
bon·ni·ness , noun

Word origin for Bonny

C15: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old French bon good, from Latin bonus

Synonyms for Bonny

blithe, buxom, cheerful, chubby, comely, fair, fine, gay, goodlooking, handsome, healthy, merry, plump, pretty, ravishing, sportive, strong