bonny

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also bon·nie (bŏn'ē) pronunciation
adj. Scots, -ni·er, -ni·est.
  1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.
  2. Excellent.

[Probably ultimately from French bon, good, from Latin bonus.]

bonnily bon'ni·ly adv.
bonniness bon'ni·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Having qualities that delight the eye: attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning. Idioms: easy on the eyes. See beautiful/ugly.
  2. Having pleasant desirable qualities: good, nice. Scots braw. See good/bad.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Very pleasing to the eye.

Tutor's tip: The "bonny" (beautiful) child was no longer "bony" (lean, scrawny).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - køn, frisk, dejlig
n. - en lækker sild, en dejlig tøs

Nederlands (Dutch)
aardig, bekwaam, lief

Français (French)
adj. - beau, belle
n. - (Écosse) jole fille, jeune femme (arc)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - prächtig, hübsch
n. - ein hübsches junges Mädchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - όμορφος, λεβέντικος

Italiano (Italian)
grazioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bonito, saudável, excelente

Русский (Russian)
крепкий, славный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - precioso, lindo, bonito
n. - objeto o persona bonita

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - söt, duktig, bra, fin

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
漂亮的, 健美的, 漂亮的姑娘

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 漂亮的, 健美的
n. - 漂亮的姑娘

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아름다운, 쾌활한, 조용한
n. - 예쁜 처녀

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - かわいい, みごとな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معافى, جميل, محبوب, مرح, فرح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נעים, בריא, נאה‬
n. - ‮צעירה יפה (מיושן)‬


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