BONEY
What does "BONEY" mean?
A variant spelling of 'bony', meaning thin with prominent bones or full of bones.
Meanings
- Thin and angular so that the bones show; variant spelling of 'bony'. The stray cat was all boney shoulders and wide eyes.
- Full of bones, as some fish are; or consisting of bone. This fish is delicious but far too boney to enjoy quickly.
Word origin
An alternative spelling of 'bony', from 'bone' (Old English 'ban') plus the adjective suffix '-y'; the extra 'e' reflects an older convention before the spelling was standardized.
Remember it
BONEY = BONE plus Y; just add a Y to BONE and you describe whatever shows its bones.
A little poem
Winter pared the old dog down to frame -
a boney map of every mile he came.
couplet
Wordplay
- I ordered the fish hoping it was lean, and it was - boney enough to count every rib it ever had.
Quick facts
What does BONEY mean?
A variant spelling of 'bony', meaning thin with prominent bones or full of bones.
Is BONEY a valid word?
Yes — BONEY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BONEY?
BONEY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BONEY come from?
An alternative spelling of 'bony', from 'bone' (Old English 'ban') plus the adjective suffix '-y'; the extra 'e' reflects an older convention before the spelling was standardized.
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