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bonny

/ˈbɒni/BO-nee
/ˈbɑni/BAH-nee

Meaninggood, fair

Common meaning: attractive

Other meanings: healthy-looking

Journey through time

  1. Latinbonus‘good’
  2. Frenchbonne
  3. Englishbonny‘attractive’ · today

bonn also in: bonusbounty

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin bonus ‘good’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bonus, p. 243 · dictionary scan

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