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bon·ny also bon·nie B0386500 (bŏn′ē)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- in Indo-European roots.] bon′ni·ly adv.bon′ni·ness n.bonny (ˈbɒnɪ) adj, -nier or -niest1. dialect Scot and Northern English beautiful or handsome: a bonny lass. 2. merry or lively: a bonny family. 3. good or fine: a bonny house. 4. (esp of babies) plump5. dialect Scot and Northern English considerable; to be reckoned with: cost a bonny penny. advinformal agreeably or well: to speak bonny. [C15: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old French bon good, from Latin bonus] ˈbonnily adv
Bonny (ˈbɒnɪ) n (Placename) 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 bon•ny (ˈbɒn i) adj. -ni•er, -ni•est. Chiefly Brit. 1. attractive; handsome; pretty. 2. pleasing; agreeable. [1425–75; late Middle English (Scots) bonie] bon′ni•ly, adv. bon′ni•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 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, fairbeautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" |
bonnyadjective (Scot. & Northern English dialect) beautiful, pretty, fair, sweet, appealing, attractive, lovely, charming, handsome, good-looking, gorgeous, radiant, alluring, comely She was a bonny highland lassie.bonnyadjective1. Scots. Having qualities that delight the eye:attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.Idiom: easy on the eyes.2. Scots. Having pleasant desirable qualities:good, nice.Scots: braw.TranslationsBonny
Bonny (bŏn`ē), town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta, on the Bight of Biafra. In the 18th and 19th cent., Bonny was the center of a powerful trading state, and in the 19th cent. it became the leading site for slave exportation in W Africa. From 1885 to 1894 it was the administrative center of the British Oil Rivers Protectorate. Bonny declined in the 20th cent. but revived after 1961, when its port was modernized as the export point for petroleum refined at Port HarcourtPort Harcourt , city (1991 est. pop. 362,000), SE Nigeria, a deepwater port on the Bonny River in the Niger delta. It is an industrial and commercial center where steel and aluminum products, pressed concrete, glass, tires, paint, footwear, furniture, and cigarettes are ..... Click the link for more information. .Bonny Bight of. a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and Cameroon MedicalSeeBonnierbonny
Synonyms for bonnyadj beautifulSynonyms- beautiful
- pretty
- fair
- sweet
- appealing
- attractive
- lovely
- charming
- handsome
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- radiant
- alluring
- comely
Synonyms for bonnyadj having qualities that delight the eyeSynonyms- attractive
- beauteous
- beautiful
- comely
- fair
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- handsome
- lovely
- pretty
- pulchritudinous
- ravishing
- sightly
- stunning
adj having pleasant desirable qualitiesSynonymsSynonyms for bonnyadj very pleasing to the eyeSynonymsRelated Words |