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,... prettybeautifulcomelyfairattractivehandsomelovely ↔ Opposites plainuglyhomely Word family Derived forms bonnilybonniness Related forms bonny Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown