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Synonyms for bonny


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bon-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒn i

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Définition of bonny

Origin :
  • 1540s, of unknown origin, apparently from Old French bon, bone "good" (see bon).
  • adj beautiful
Example sentences :
  • Here be lilies in the cheeks, and not roses such as befit a bonny bride.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • Naething but a bonny wee bairnie, whause mither has tint it!
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • It's no possible he's ever seen the bonny man as I hae seen him!'
  • Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
  • The earth-house had no longer any attraction for Steenie: the bonny man was not there; he was risen!
  • Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
  • And a scraichin fear grippit me, 'at I was turnin fause to the bonny man.
  • Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
  • He's got a bonny son of his own, they're telling me, so what for should he be wanting mine?
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • "Ey, I shouldn't wonder but this is a bonny paying consarn," he thought.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • And yet she is a bonny winsome maid, that I canna cast off.'
  • Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Never, never had Bonny imagined such a dinner as he ate that day.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 » by Various
  • "That isn't Nickie—nor that—nor that," Bonny kept saying at first.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 » by Various
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