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buono

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Italian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin bonus. Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈbwɔ.no/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔno
    • Hyphenation: buò‧no

    Adjective

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    buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buoni, feminine plural buone, superlative buonissimo, diminutive (informal) bonìno or buonìno or (archaic) bonétto, augmentative (informal) bonóne)

    1. good, nice (in general)
      1. righteous, moral
        Le sue buone azioni non saranno mai dimenticate.
        His good deeds will never be forgotten.
      2. (of the weather) good, nice; favorable and sunny
        Antonyms: brutto, cattivo
        Buon tempo, oggi.Nice weather, today.
      3. competent, talented, skillful
        Synonyms: ottimo, bravo
        Antonyms: pessimo, orribile
        Un buon violinistaA good violinist
        Sei buono solo a perdere tempo!The only thing you're good at is wasting time!
      4. that works well for its purpose
        Antonyms: brutto, pessimo
        Hai proprio una buona memoria.You've unequivocally got a good memory.
      5. (of animals or children) well behaved
        Ragazzi, buoni!Boys, composure!
      6. intrinsically good or appreciated
      7. suitable, valid (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    2. tasting good
      Synonym: gustoso
      Questa pizza è davvero buona.This pizza is very undoubtedly good.
    3. nice, kind, benevolent
      1. ingenuous, overly nice
        Synonym: debole
        Nella vita bisogna essere buoni, sì, ma fino a un certo punto.
        In life one must be nice, sure, but [only] up to a certain point.
      2. lenient, lax
        Synonym: clemente
        Near-synonym: indulgente
        Anzi, mi dovreste ringraziare perché non avrei dovuto essere così buono!
        The exact opposite, you guys should be thanking me because I shouldn't have been this lenient!

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    Noun

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    buono m (plural buoni)

    1. good guy, hero
      Antonym: cattivo
      I buoni e i cattiviThe good guys and the bad guys
    2. coupon, voucher
    3. bill, bond (financial)

    References

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    1. ^ AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 710: “buono; buona; buoni” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

    Further reading

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    • buono in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    • buono1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    • buono2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Mirandese

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin bonus.

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      buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buonos, feminine plural buonas)

      1. good

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      References

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      • Moisés, Pires (2004), “buono”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 145.
      • Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “buono”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

      Neapolitan

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Latin bonus.

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        buono (feminine singular bona, masculine plural buone, feminine plural bone)

        1. good

        References

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        • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 710: “buono; buona; buoni” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
        • Ledgeway, Adam (2009), Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 80
        • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “buono”, in Schedario Napoletano