bony

See also: BONY

English

Alternative forms

• boney

Etymology

From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊni/

• Audio (US)

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• 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

Derived terms

• bonily
• boniness
• bony fish

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: костен (kosten)
• Catalan: ossi (ca)
• Czech: kostní (cs), kostěný (cs)
• Dutch: benig (nl)
• Finnish: luumainen, luinen (fi)
• French: osseux (fr)
• German: knöchern (de)
• Ido: ostala (io)
• Latin: osseus
• Portuguese: ósseo (pt)
• Romanian: osos (ro)
• Russian: кости́стый (ru) (kostístyj), ко́стный (ru) (kóstnyj)
• Spanish: huesudo (es)
• Welsh: esgyrnog (cy)

full of bones

• Czech: plný kostí, kostnatý
• Dutch: benig (nl)
• Finnish: luinen (fi), ruotoinen (fi) (of fish), luiseva (fi)
• German: grätig (de)
• Portuguese: ossudo
• Russian: кости́стый (ru) (kostístyj)
• Volapük: (fish) fitabomagik

with little flesh; skinny, thin

• Bulgarian: кокалест (bg) (kokalest)
• Czech: kostnatý, vyzáblý, kost a kůže
• Dutch: benig (nl), mager (nl)
• Finnish: luiseva (fi)
• German: knochig
• Italian: ossuto (it), stecchino (it) m
• Maori: (w)hīroki
• Romanian: osos (ro)
• Russian: костля́вый (ru) (kostljávyj)
• Spanish: huesudo (es)

having prominent bones

• Bulgarian: кокалест (bg) (kokalest)
• Czech: kostnatý
• Finnish: luiseva (fi)
• German: knochig
• Portuguese: ossudo
• Russian: костля́вый (ru) (kostljávyj)
• Spanish: huesudo (es)

Anagrams

• NOYB

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown. Probably of pre-Roman origin. First attested in 1372.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈboɲ/

Noun

bony m (plural bonys)

1. bulk, lump, bump

Derived terms

• bonyegut
• bunyol

Further reading

• “bony” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bony” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bony” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.