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boney

boney is the alternative spelling of bony.

Meaning of bony

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.
    • That bony fellow could use a few hot dinners.
  4. Having prominent bones.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Boney

Boney (plural Boneys)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Boney

Boney

  1. (slang) Napoleon Bonaparte.

Forms of boney

Adjective
comparativebonier
superlativeboniest
Proper noun
pluralBoneys

Origin of boney

Clipping of Bonaparte + -ey.

Questions about boney

What does boney mean?
Boney means a surname.
What is boney the alternative spelling of?
Boney is the alternative spelling of bony.
What part of speech is boney?
Boney is a proper noun.

Words near boney in the dictionary

  1. bonewax
  2. bonewood
  3. bonework
  4. boneworm
  5. boneworms
  6. boney
  7. boneyard
  8. boneyards
  9. boneyness
  10. Boneys
  11. Bonferroni

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boney (page history and authors); Boney (page history and authors); bony (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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