bony
English
/ˈbəʊni/
adj
Definitions
- resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
- full of bones
- with little flesh; skinny, thin
- having prominent bones
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bony affix from English bone.
Origin
English
bone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anklebone English
- armbone English
- backbone English
- barebone English
- bladebone English
- bonable English
- bone English
- boneache English
- bonebed English
- bonedigger English
- bonedog English
- bonedome English
- bonefish English
- bonefolder English
- bonehead English
- boneheaded English
- bonehouse English
- bonejarring English
- boneless English
- bonelet English
- bonelike English
- boner English
- boneseed English
- boneseeker English
- boneset English
- bonesetter English
- bonesetting English
- boneshaker English
- boneshaking English
- boneyard English
- bonfire English
- bonily English
- boniness English
- breakbone English
- breastbone English
- browbone English
- bunion English
- cheekbone English
- chickenboner English
- collarbone English
- cuttlebone English
- debone English
- dogbone English
- dragonbone English
- earbone English
- featherbone English
- fingerbone English
- fishbone English
- footbone English
- greenbone English
- hambone English
- heelbone English
- herringbone English
- intrabone English
- intrabony English
- jawbone English
- knitbone English
- knucklebone English
- legbone English
- marrowbone English
- neckbone English
- nonbone English
- nonbony English
- redbone English
- ridgebone English
- ringbone English
- sharebone English
- shinbone English
- shoulder bone English
- sidebone English
- skullbone English
- spadebone English
- tailbone English
- thighbone English
- unbone English
- underbone English
- whalebone English
- wishbone English
- wristbone English
- yellow bone English
- bubbone Italian
- bon Middle English
- bony Middle English
- bom Volapük
- bun Tok Pisin
- bon Torres Strait Creole
- bone
- boner
- bonily
- unbone
- bunion
- debone
- nonbony
- earbone
- jawbone
- redbone
- boneset
- armbone
- dogbone
- hambone
- legbone
- bonelet
- bonedog
- bonebed
- bonable
- nonbone
- bonfire
- sidebone
- bonefish
- tailbone
- neckbone
- wishbone
- knitbone
- footbone
- heelbone
- boneless
- barebone
- boniness
- browbone
- boneache
- boneseed
- bonehead
- bonelike
- shinbone
- backbone
- boneyard
- ringbone
- fishbone
- bonedome
- whalebone
- anklebone
- thighbone
- intrabone
- greenbone
- skullbone
- bonehouse
- spadebone
- wristbone
- sharebone
- cheekbone
- underbone
- intrabony
- bladebone
- breakbone
- ridgebone
- boneseeker
- boneheaded
- breastbone
- bonefolder
- collarbone
- marrowbone
- bonedigger
- bonesetter
- boneshaker
- cuttlebone
- dragonbone
- fingerbone
- herringbone
- featherbone
- boneshaking
- bonesetting
- bonejarring
- yellow bone
- knucklebone
- chickenboner
- shoulder bone