bony

English

Alternative forms

• boney

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊni

Adjective

bony (comparative bonier, superlative boniest)

1. resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
2. full of bones
3. with little flesh; skinny, thin
4. having prominent bones

Translations

resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone

Bulgarian: костен (bg) Catalan: ossi (ca) Finnish: luumainen (fi), luinen (fi) German: knöchern (de)

Ido: ostala (io) Romanian: osos (ro) Spanish: huesudo (es)

full of bones

Finnish: luinen (fi), ruotoinen (fi) (of fish), luiseva (fi) German: grätig (de)

Volapük: (fish) fitabomagik (vo)

with little flesh; skinny, thin

Bulgarian: кокалест (bg) Finnish: luiseva (fi) German: knochig (de)

Romanian: osos (ro) Russian: костлявый (ru) Spanish: huesudo (es)

having prominent bones

Bulgarian: кокалест (bg) Finnish: luiseva (fi)

German: knochig (de) Spanish: huesudo (es)