bonny C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbɑːni/ See IPA manual Freq #18654 Meanings 1 adj very pleasing to the eye My bonny lass. 2 adj Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”). “[…]report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the mattin chime ere he quitted his bowl[…]”. 3 noun Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”). Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very pleasing to the eye fair Etymology From Middle English *boni (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bonny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑːni/ **Frequency rank:** 18654 ## Meanings 1. very pleasing to the eye 2. Alternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”). 3. Alternative spelling of bonnie (“bonfire”). ## Examples - My bonny lass. - “[…]report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the mattin chime ere he quitted his bowl[…]”. ## Etymology From Middle English *boni (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown