bonny

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bon·ny /ˈbɒni $ ˈbɑːni/ adjective British English BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGpretty and healthy 健康漂亮的 a bonny baby 健康漂亮的婴儿

Examples from the Corpus

bonny• I must say, love, you're looking very bonny!• Their love grew stronger by the day and then Maisie was born, a healthy, bonny baby.• The arrival of this bonny bawling boy had caused considerable consternation.• The cat wasn't the bonny creature it had been when Rose had first given it to him.• Or as a bonny nine-year-old, celebrating her first Christmas at Watton ... with only five years of life left to her.• And did you ever see such a bonny piece?• Mrs Addison was a bonny woman with a mass of dark hair which she wore in a coil.• Photographs indicate that she was a bonny young lass likely to stir the emotions of any number of local young men.Origin bonny (1400-1500) Probably from Old French bon “good”, from Latin bonus; → BONUS

bon·ny adjectiveChineseSyllable

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bonny
bon‧ny /ˈbɒni $ ˈbɑːni/