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bonito — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beautiful adj Having qualities that give great pleasure to look at, hear, or experience.
  • bonito noun A fast-swimming ocean fish related to tuna, prized in cooking, especially for flakes used in Japanese broths.
  • cute adj Attractive in a charming, often small or youthful way.
  • fine adj Of high quality; excellent.
  • lovely adj Beautiful or pleasing; delightful.
  • nice adj Pleasant, agreeable, or satisfactory.
  • nifty adjective Impressively clever, useful, or stylish.
  • pretty adj Attractive or pleasant to look at, especially in a delicate or charming way.
  • skipjack noun Any of several not closely related fish.

Senses

bonito is used for these senses in English:

  • beautiful Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]
  • bonito Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller. [from 16th c.]
  • cute Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
  • fine (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
  • lovely Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
  • nifty (colloquial, somewhat, _, dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
  • pretty Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. [from 15th c.]
  • pretty Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. [from 15th c.]

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