sonsy
/ˈsɒnsi/
sonsy adjective: lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump.
Adjective
sonsy (comparative more sonsy, superlative most sonsy)
- lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump
- […]as black a Jacobite as the auld leaven can make him; but a sonsy, merry companion, that none of us think it worth while to break wi' for all his brags and his clavers.1824, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 10, in Redgauntlet
- The housemaid at the boarding-house where we have stayed since we left Heathstock is a fat, sonsy, good-natured girl, perfectly ignorant and stupid, but she has not been long in the colony, and seems willing to learn.1866 January, Mary Anne Barker, “Letter VI”, in Station Life in New Zealand, London: Macmillan & co, published 1870, page 44
- Synonyms:
- voluptuous
- Antonyms:
- unsonsy
Synonyms of sonsy
Antonyms
Forms of sonsy
| comparative | more sonsy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sonsy |
| alternative form | soncie |
| alternative form | soncy |
| alternative form | sonsie |
Origin of sonsy
From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic sonasach.
Words that rhyme with sonsy
Questions about sonsy
- What does sonsy mean?
- Sonsy means lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump.
- What part of speech is sonsy?
- Sonsy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sonsy?
- Sonsy is pronounced /ˈsɒnsi/.
Words near sonsy in the dictionary
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