BONEY

bony, boney

(adjective) having bones especially many or prominent bones; “a bony shad fillet”; “her bony wrist”; “bony fish”

scraggy, scraggly, boney, bony, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy

(adjective) being very thin; “a child with skinny freckled legs”; “a long scrawny neck”; “pale bony hands”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Boney (plural Boneys)

A surname.

(slang) Napoleon Bonaparte.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boney is the 8673rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3789 individuals. Boney is most common among White (55.05%) and Black/African American (37.03%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Boyne, Bynoe, Ebony, ebony

Adjective

boney (comparative bonier, superlative boniest)

Alternative spelling of bony

Anagrams

• Boyne, Bynoe, Ebony, ebony

Source: Wiktionary



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