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Definition of Sonsy
1. Adjective. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves. "A curvy young woman in a tight dress"
Similar to: Shapely
Derivative terms: Bosom, Bosom, Bust, Buxomness, Curvaceousness, Voluptuousness
Definition of Sonsy
1. a. See Soncy.
Definition of Sonsy
1. comely [adj -SIER, -SIEST] - See also: comely
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonsy
Literary usage of Sonsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"E. Anthony y sonsy Printers. 1865. 8vo, pp. 14. B. 17370 These two sermons are
bound together, with separate title-pages, and a cover-title* "Two sermons of ..."
2. Lays from Maoriland: Being Songs and Poems, Scottish and English by William Maestravick Stenhouse (1908)
"O she is braw, braw, O she is braw an' sonsy, O she is braw, braw, Wha gied tae me
... O she is braw, braw, O she is braw an' sonsy, O she is braw, braw, ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"sonsy, lucky, good looking, jolly, pleasant. " Better be sonsy than soon up. ...
We want that sonsy hearty cheer, That we on sic occasions knew. ..."
4. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"sonsy, -le. [Jolly, comely and well-conditioned]. ... I see her yet, the sonsy
quean, My blessings on you, sonsie wife ; . . Vs to a Landlady. ..."
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