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Webster 1913 Edition


Bonny

Bon′ny

(-ny̆)
,
Adj.
[Spelled
bonnie
by the Scotch.]
[OE.
boni
, prob. fr. F.
bon
, fem.
bonne
, good, fr. L.
bonus
good. See
Bounty
, and cf.
Bonus
,
Boon
.]
1.
Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
Till
bonny
Susan sped across the plain.
Gay.
Far from the
bonnie
banks of Ayr.
Burns.
2.
Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.
Be you blithe and
bonny
.
Shakespeare
Report speaks you a
bonny
monk, that would hear the matin chime ere he quitted his bowl.
Sir W. Scott.

Bon′ny

,
Noun.
(Mining)
A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bonny

BON'NY

,
Adj.
[L.bonus.]
1.
Handsome; beautiful.
Till bonny Susan sped across the plain.
2.
Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.
Blithe and bonny.
3.
In familiar language, plump, as plump and healthful persons are most inclined to mirth.
[This word is much used in Scotland.]

BON'NY

,
Noun.
Among miners, a bed of ore, differing from a squat in being round, whereas a squat is flat; or a distinct bed of ore, that communicates with no vein.

Definition 2024


bonny

bonny

See also: bonnie

English

Adjective

bonny (comparative more bonny, superlative most bonny)

  1. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of bonnie
References
  • The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
  • bonny in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology 2

Noun

bonny (plural bonnies)

  1. (mining) A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.


Scots

Adjective

bonny (comparative mair bonny, superlative maist bonny)

  1. Alternative spelling of bonnie