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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology bonny 1540s, of unknown origin, apparently from O.Fr . bon, bone "good."
http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 bonny bonny (also bonnie) / 5bCni; NAmE 5bB:ni / adjective (bon·nier, bon·ni·est) (dialect, ScotE) very pretty; attractive 十分漂亮的；有魅力的: a bonny baby / lass 漂亮的婴儿/姑娘 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged bon·ny adjective also bon·nie \ˈbänē, -ni\ (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English bonie, from Old French bon good (from Latin bonus) + Middle English -ie -y — more at bounty 1. chiefly Britain : having a pleasing appearance: a. of a person : attractive especially as suggesting health, charm, sweetness, and liveliness < as fair art thou, my bonny lass, so deep in love am I — Robert Burns > b. of a place : pleasant especially through the appeal of the mild, placid, and rural 2. a. chiefly Britain : of considerable degree, size, or quantity < a bonny fighter, who … never fought better than when he championed a losing side — Thomas Wood †1950 > b. Britain (1) : in good health < at the end of three weeks he was … bonny … and the mother too was … recovering — Ruth Mitchell > (2) : plump 3. archaic : happy , gay 4. Britain : very pleasant : fine , excellent — a generalized term of approbation sometimes used ironically< well, my bonny lad, they found you out > Synonyms: see beautiful
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