Synonyms for bonny
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bon-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒn i |
Top 10 synonyms for bonny Other synonyms for the word bonny
Définition of bonny
Origin :- 1540s, of unknown origin, apparently from Old French bon, bone "good" (see bon).
- adj beautiful
- 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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