Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bona

/ˈbəʊnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: bona
IPA: /ˈbəʊnə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adv

name

The former name of Annaba, Algeria.

Example Sentences

"SANDY: Oh, get him! The vanity of the man. Well, p'raps not Nelson then. How about reproductions of great masterpieces? JULIAN: A bona idea. Now, let me see..."
"Will you take a varder at the cartz on the feely-omi in the naf strides: the one with the bona blue ogles polarying the omi-palone with a vogue on and a cod sheitel."
"Bona to vada you."
"Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sabir bona (“good”), from Italian buono (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos (“good”). Doublet of bonus.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: bona, buono, bonus, duenos, *dwenos

Inflected Forms

more bona (comparative) most bona (superlative) bonar (alternative)

Phrases

bona omi bona nochy bona vardering bona fide bona fides bona peritura bona roba bona vacantia

Frequently Paired Words

bona fide bona fides bona peritura bona roba bona vacantia nulla bona

Synonyms

good

Homonyms

boner (non-rhotic)

Antonyms

cod bad

Rhymes With

arizona barcelona persona fiona mona jonah corona daytona verona ramona kimono dona

Questions

How do you pronounce bona?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəʊnə/.
What does bona mean?: Good.
Where does bona come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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