bonny

«bonny» in Mova's school dictionary: Pretty or attractive — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (bonny, bonnier, bonniest)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Scotland, northern England) Pretty or attractive. tree →

2) (UK) Healthy-looking, especially a plump, healthy baby. tree →

sense in the lessons

A Scottish and northern English word heard in songs like «My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean» and in everyday talk: «a bonny wee lass», «a bonny baby». In stories it gives a Scottish feeling.

examples

• What a bonny baby! tree →
• She's a bonny wee lass. tree →
• The bonny banks of Loch Lomond. tree →
• It's a bonny day for a walk. tree →
• Grandma says I'm looking bonny today. tree →
• They never saw such a bonny man before. tree →

note

Also spelt «bonnie». Comparative bonnier, bonniest. Mostly Scottish/northern; in the rest of the world people say pretty or lovely.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bonny» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.