[ 'sɒnsi ]
(also sonsie )
■ adjective ( sonsier , sonsiest ) Scottish literary attractive and healthy.
Origin
C16 (also in the sense 'lucky'): from Ir. and Sc. Gaelic sonas 'good fortune' (from sona 'fortunate') + -y 1 .
[ 'sɒnsi ]
(also sonsie )
■ adjective ( sonsier , sonsiest ) Scottish literary attractive and healthy.
Origin
C16 (also in the sense 'lucky'): from Ir. and Sc. Gaelic sonas 'good fortune' (from sona 'fortunate') + -y 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004