sonsy
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sonsy
- /ˈsɒnsi/
Rhymes with -ɒnsi
Where it comes from
From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic sonasach.
adjective more sonsy · most sonsy · soncie · soncy · sonsie
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lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump
[…]as black a Jacobite as the auld leaven can make him; but a sonsy, merry companion, that none of us think it worth while to break wi' for all his brags and his clavers.
Similar: voluptuous · Opposite: unsonsy
Opposite: unsonsy
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adjective
Opposite: unsonsy
Talk about this word "sonsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sonsy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sonsy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sonsy "sonsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sonsy.Cite this
@misc{sonsy_2026,
title = {sonsy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sonsy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
