sonsy

[ son-see ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England, Irish English.

, son·si·er, son·si·est.

1. strong and healthy; robust.
2. agreeable; good-natured.

sonsy

/ ˈsɒnsɪ /

adjective

1. plump; buxom; comely
2. cheerful; good-natured
3. lucky

Word History and Origins

Origin of sonsy¹

1525–35; sonse “prosperity, good fortune” ( Middle English ( Scots ) < Scots Gaelic sonas, Middle Irish sonus, derivative of sona “prosperous, happy,” Old Irish son ) + -y ¹( def ); donsie

Word History and Origins

Origin of sonsy¹

C16: from Gaelic sonas good fortune

Example Sentences

Sometimes it was the rickety, black-timbered porch, garlanded with vine; a sonsy, blond-haired young Flemish maiden sat there, and twirled the bobbins on a lace-cushion, in a warm yellow flicker of sunshine.

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Sarah was delighted, so was the nurse—a young sonsy Scotch lass brought to the station on purpose to attend to baby.

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Refusing her kind offer with thanks, I produced a sonsy specimen of Betty's laundry-work, which I rolled round my right-hand thumb.

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Davey saw no more of her than her sonsy face, surrounded with the fair wisps of curls.

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There was just one other inmate of this sequestered apartment—a large, sonsy, gaucy cat.

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