bony

See also: BONY

English

Alternative forms

• boney

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊni/
• 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 (kosten)
• Catalan: ossi (ca)
• Finnish: luumainen, luinen (fi)
• French: osseux (fr)
• German: knöchern (de)
• Ido: ostala (io)
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• Latin: osseus
• Portuguese: ósseo (pt)
• Romanian: osos (ro)
• Russian: кости́стый (ru) (kostístyj), ко́стный (ru) (kóstnyj)
• Spanish: huesudo (es)

full of bones

• Finnish: luinen (fi), ruotoinen (of fish), luiseva (fi)
• German: grätig (de)
• Portuguese: ossudo
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• Russian: кости́стый (ru) (kostístyj)
• Volapük: (fish) fitabomagik
• Westrobothnian:

with little flesh; skinny, thin

• Bulgarian: кокалест (bg) (kokalest)
• Finnish: luiseva (fi)
• German: knochig
• Italian: ossuto (it), stecchino (it) m
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• Romanian: osos (ro)
• Russian: костля́вый (ru) (kostljávyj)
• Spanish: huesudo (es)

having prominent bones

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

Anagrams

• NOYB

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈboɲ]

Noun

bony m (plural bonys)

1. bulk, lump, bump

Further reading

• “bony” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.