The meaning of BONNY is attractive, fair; also : fine, excellent. How to use bonny in a sentence. bonny in American English (ˈbɑni) (adjective -nier, -niest) adjective 1.

Understanding the Context

chiefly Scot It was certainly a bonny face which the red light shone upon, and quite uncommon in its beauty. 1. dialect Scot and Northern English beautiful or handsome: a bonny lass. 2.

Key Insights

merry or lively: a bonny family. 3. good or fine: a bonny house. Adjective bonny (comparative mair bonny, superlative maist bonny) handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful Definition of bonny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Final Thoughts

An accurate, daguerrotyped portrait of a commonplace face: a carefully fenced, highly cultivated garden, with neat borders and delicate flowers: but no glance of a bright, vivid physiognomy, no open country, no fresh air, no blue hill, no bonny beck. Definitions of bonny adjective very pleasing to the eye “my bonny lass” “there's a bonny bay beyond” synonyms: bonnie, comely, fair, sightly beautiful