bonny

UK: /ˈbɒni/ US: /ˈbɑni/ ,(bon′ē)

Inflections of 'bonny' (adj):

bonnier

adj comparative

bonniest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bon•ny /ˈbɑni/   adj., -ni•er, -ni•est. Chiefly Brit.

1. Scottish Terms attractive;
   handsome;
   pretty:
   a bonny lass and laddie (= a pretty girl and handsome boy).
2. British Terms pleasing;
   agreeable:
   a bonny idea.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bon•ny  (bon′ē), adj., -ni•er, -ni•est, adv., n. 
adj. 

1. Scottish Terms [Chiefly Scot.] pleasing to the eye;
   handsome;
   pretty.
2. British Terms
   • (of people) healthy, sweet, and lively.
   • (of places) placid;
     tranquil.
   • pleasing;
     agreeable;
     good.

adv. 

3. British Terms pleasingly;
   agreeably;
   very well.

n. 

4. Scottish Terms a pretty girl or young woman.

Also, bon′nie. 

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

bon′ni•ly, adv. 
bon′ni•ness, n. 

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bonny / ˈbɒnɪ/ adjective ( -nier, -niest)

1. beautiful or handsome: a bonny lass
2. (esp of babies) plump

Etymology: 15th Century: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old French bon good, from Latin bonus

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Bonny / ˈbɒnɪ/ noun

1. Bight of Bonny ⇒ a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and Cameroon