Dictionary

bony en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈboʊni/ (General-American)
• /ˈbəʊni/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
2. Full of bones.
3. With little flesh; skinny, thin.
   • That bony fellow could use a few hot dinners.
4. Having prominent bones.

Forms

Deriveds

bony bream · bony fish · bonytail · infrabony · suprabony · intrabony · bonily · bony labyrinth · nonbony · boniness

Translations (57)

ru кости́стый (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · ota ضعیف (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · id bertulang (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · pt ósseo (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · fi luiseva (having prominent bones) · gl osudo (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · es huesudo (having prominent bones) · ru костля́вый (having prominent bones) · ru кости́стый (full of bones) · cs kostnatý (having prominent bones) · de knochig (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · fi luiseva (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · nl benig (full of bones) · cs plný kostí (full of bones) · it stecchino (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · es huesudo (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · nl benig (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · io ostala (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · pt ossudo (full of bones) · hu csontos (full of bones) · cs kostěný (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · bg кокалест (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · fi luinen (full of bones) · gl osudo (full of bones) · nl mager (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · mi (w)hīroki (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · el οστεώδης (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · cs kostnatý (full of bones) · ro osos (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · pt ossudo (having prominent bones) · cs kostní (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · de grätig (full of bones) · cs kostnatý (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · nl benig (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · it ossuto (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · gl óseo (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · de knöchern (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · fi ruotoinen (full of bones) · vo fitabomagik (full of bones) · es huesudo (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · ca ossi (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · bg костен (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · ru ко́стный (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · la osseus (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · bg кокалест (having prominent bones) · cy esgyrnog (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · ru костля́вый (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · cs vyzáblý (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · fi luumainen (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · fi luiseva (full of bones) · fr osseux (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · gl osudo (having prominent bones) · ro osos (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · fi luinen (resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone) · id kurus (with little flesh; skinny, thin) · de knochig (having prominent bones) · cs kost a kůže (with little flesh; skinny, thin)