bonnie

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbɑni/ UK /ˈbɒni/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bony /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Sounds like bunny /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

adj
chiefly Scottish, pretty, attractive, or fine-looking

What a bonnie wee lass she has grown into.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · chiefly scottish, pretty,... pretty beautiful comely fair attractive handsome lovely

Opposites

plain ugly homely

Word family

Derived forms bonnilybonniness

Related forms bonny

Etymology

Chiefly Scottish, probably from Middle French bon, bonne ('good'), from Latin bonus ('good'), with the sense developing to 'fine, pretty'.

bon Middle English bonus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Register & Style

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# bonnie

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɑni/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɒni/

## Meanings
1. chiefly Scottish, pretty, attractive, or fine-looking

## Examples
- What a bonnie wee lass she has grown into.

## Synonyms
- pretty
- beautiful
- comely
- fair
- attractive
- handsome
- lovely

## Antonyms
- plain
- ugly
- homely

## Derived Forms
- bonnily
- bonniness

## Related Forms
- bonny

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bon
- Root: bonus

## Etymology
Chiefly Scottish, probably from Middle French bon, bonne ('good'), from Latin bonus ('good'), with the sense developing to 'fine, pretty'.

## AI Etymology
Bonnie is chiefly Scottish, probably from Middle French bon, bonne ('good'), from Latin bonus ('good'), with the sense developing to 'fine, pretty'. Important recorded forms include bon (Middle French) and bonus (Latin). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers chiefly Scottish, pretty, attractive, or fine-looking. The wider family includes derived forms such as bonnily and bonniness and related words such as bonny.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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