bon

Etymology

From Old Occitan bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Adjective

bon

1. good; alternative form of bo

Etymology

From French bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔnɡ/, [b̥ʌŋ]

Noun

bon c (singular definite bonen, plural indefinite boner)

1. receipt

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• IPA^(key): /bɔn/

Noun

bon m (plural bonnen or bons, diminutive bonnetje n)

1. receipt
2. ticket (e.g. for speeding)
3. voucher

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃/

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bôna, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bônes, comparative mèlyor, superlative lo mèlyor)

1. good

   Coment el est bon de vos vêre !

2. right, correct

   Tôtes voutres rèponses sont bônes !

3. (slang, slightly vulgar, of a woman) sexy

   Cela fèna est vrébôna !

Etymology

From Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃/, (before a vowel) /bɔn‿/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: bond, bonds, bons

Adjective

bon (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes, comparative meilleur, superlative le meilleur)

1. good
2. right, correct
3. (slang, slightly derogatory, of a woman) sexy

   Cette meuf est fin bonne !

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Noun

bon m (plural bons)

1. voucher, ticket, coupon

   Synonyms: coupon, billet

Further reading

• “bon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin bonus (“good”).

Noun

bon

1. good

Adjective

bon m (feminine buine)

1. good

Etymology

From French bon (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːn]

Noun

bon (plural bonok)

1. voucher

Adjective

bon (comparative melior, superlative le melior or le optime)

1. good

Romanization

bon

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼん

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)

1. able
2. good
3. probable

Alternative forms

• ban

Etymology

From Old English bān, in turn from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːn/

Noun

bon (plural bons)

1. bone

Alternative forms

• bõ (some manuscripts)

Etymology

From Old French bon.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bonne, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonnes) (comparative meilleur, superlative meilleur)

1. good (virtuous, having positive qualities)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bōnō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).

Etymology 2

Shortening of bōgan.

Alternative forms

• boen
• boun
• buen
• bun

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -õn

Adjective

bon m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bone, comparative meillor, superlative meillor)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Alternative forms

• bo

Etymology

From Latin bonus.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bonas)

1. good (not evil)
2. good (not of poor quality)

Etymology

From Portuguese bom and Kabuverdianu bon.

Adjective

bon

1. good

Etymology

From German Bon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbóːn/
• Tonal orthography: bọ̑n

Noun

bón m inan (genitive bóna, nominative plural bóni)

1. voucher

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːn/

Noun

bon

1. definite singular of bo
2. indefinite plural of bo

Etymology

From English bone.

Noun

bon

1. bone

Alternative forms

• bòn, bón

Etymology

From Latin bonus. Compare Italian buono.

Adjective

bon m (feminine singular bona, masculine plural boni, feminine plural bone) (Alternative masculine plural: buni)

1. good

Noun

bon (plural bons)

1. bean

Etymology

From Old French bon, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Adjective

bon

1. good