bonny

Pleasingly healthy-looking

Bonny means attractive, healthy, or cheerful—used especially of babies and young women.

The word is primarily Scottish and Northern English: a bonny wee lass, a bonny baby.

It suggests a wholesome, fresh-faced prettiness rather than glamorous beauty.

Outside its native dialects, bonny sounds quaint or deliberately folksy.

attractive

beautiful

Extremely pleasing aesthetically

  • lovelyAttractive and pleasing
  • prettyPleasing in appearance
  • fairImpartial and unbiased

comely · handsome · winsome · fetching · beauteous · pleasing · good-looking · sweet-faced · rosy-cheeked · fresh-faced

healthy

robust

Strong and durable

  • heartyWarm and substantial
  • haleSound and vigorous
  • hardyAble to endure difficulty

sturdy · strong · vigorous · thriving · blooming · flourishing · strapping · lusty · fit · sound

scottish

braw

Scottish for fine

  • weeExtremely small
  • ladBoy or young man
  • lassYouthful female

bairn · highland · heather · tartan · thistle · auld · kirk · loch · glen · kilt

cheerful

merry

Cheerful and lively

  • blitheCheerfully indifferent
  • brightEmitting or reflecting light
  • sunnyBright with daylight

gay · jovial · lighthearted · cheery · sprightly · lively · buoyant · gladsome · mirthful · joyful

Categories
Opposites
physical appearance

bonnyugly

Displeasing to look at

hideous · unattractive · homely · ill-favored · plain

health and vitality

bonnysickly

Prone to poor health

wan · frail · gaunt · peaked · puny

overall quality or excellence

bonnywretched

Extremely unhappy or unfortunate

awful · terrible · dreadful · rotten · lousy

Phrases
Family

bonus, bonfire, bonanza, bonbon, bonafide

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G