| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bon·ny |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n  |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also bon·nie |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est
Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably ultimately from French bon, good, from Latin bonus. See deu-2 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | bonni·ly —ADVERB
bonni·ness —NOUN
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