BONNY Synonyms: 264 Similar and Opposite Words

bonny

adjective

ˈbä-nē

variants also bonnie

Definition of bonny next

chiefly British

as in lovely

of the very best kind one of several inns in the Lake District offering bonny accommodations and bountiful breakfasts

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as in beautiful

very pleasing to look at a bonny child dressed in traditional Scottish clothing

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Recent Examples of bonny Instead, the Economy seat puts pressure on the bonny prominences of the hip and restricts blood circulation. —

New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025 One of the most conspicuous heralds is a bonny buttercup named the winter aconite. —

Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019

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The Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown, New York If a pilgrimage to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is on your family vacation bucket list, combine your visit with a stay at The Otesaga Resort Hotel for a lovely lakeside getaway.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Completing the triptych is the story of yet another student in 1972, the shy Hannes (Enzo Brumm), who hopes to study poetry but is soon taken with the lovely Gundula (Marlene Burow), who is researching the neural responses of the geranium on her windowsill.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026