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)

resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
full of bones
with little flesh; skinny, thin
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)

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

Russian: кости́стый (ru) (kostístyj)
Volapük: (fish) fitabomagik
Westrobothnian: beinu

with little flesh; skinny, thin

Bulgarian: кокалест (bg) (kokalest)
Finnish: luiseva (fi)
German: knochig
Italian: ossuto (it), stecchino (it) m

Romanian: osos (ro)
Russian: костля́вый (ru) (kostljávyj)
Spanish: huesudo (es)

having prominent bones

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

Portuguese: ossudo
Russian: костля́вый (ru) (kostljávyj)
Spanish: huesudo (es)

Anagrams

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Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bony m (plural bonys)

bulk, lump, bump

Further reading

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

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