boniness
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bon·y
or bon·ey (bō′nē)adj. bon·i·er, bon·i·est also bon·ey·er or bon·ey·est
1. Of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of bone.
2. Having an internal skeleton of bones.
3. Full of bones: a bony fillet of fish.
4.
a. Having prominent or protruding bones: a bony wrist.
b. Lean; scrawny.
bon′i·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | boniness - extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) |
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boniness
n → Knochigkeit f
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