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bonny

US/ˈbɑni/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

very pleasing to the eye

  • “my bonny lass”
  • “there”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

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.

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