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Definition of bonny adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bonny

adjective
 
/ˈbɒni/
 
/ˈbɑːni/
(also bonnie)
(comparative bonnier, superlative bonniest)
(dialect, especially Scottish English)
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  1. very pretty; attractive
    • a bonny baby/lass
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBonny is used with these nouns:
    • baby
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    Word Originlate 15th cent.: perhaps related to Old French bon ‘good’.

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