adj.
Variant: also bon · nie
Pronunciation: ' bä-n ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: bon · ni · er ; -est
Etymology: Middle English (Sc) bonie, perhaps ultimately from Anglo-French bon good, from Latin bonus ― more at BOUNTY
Date: 15th century
chiefly British : ATTRACTIVE , FAIR also : FINE , EXCELLENT
– bon · ni · ly \ ' bä-n ə -l ē \ adverb