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# bonny

adjective (bonny, bonnier, bonniest)

«bonny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Scotland, northern England) Pretty or attractive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#m1)
2. (UK) Healthy-looking, especially a plump, healthy baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#x1)
- She's a bonny wee lass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#x2)
- The bonny banks of Loch Lomond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#x3)
- It's a bonny day for a walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#x4)
- Grandma says I'm looking bonny today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#x5)
- They never saw such a bonny man before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bonny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bonny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bonny.html) on Mova free.