boney

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Very thin; having little flesh or fat on the body: Describes a person, animal, or body part that is extremely slender, often to the point where the bones are visible or easily felt.
    • Having many bones; full of bones or having prominent bones: Describes something, especially a part of a body or a type of food (like fish), that contains a noticeable or excessive amount of bone structure.
Usage and Examples
  • Describing a thin person or body part:
    • After his illness, he became quite boney and weak.
    • She had long, boney fingers that were perfect for playing the piano.
  • Describing something with prominent or many bones:
    • Be careful eating that fish; it's very boney.
    • The archaeologist uncovered a boney fragment from the ancient creature.
Advanced Usage and Notes
  • The adjective boney is often used interchangeably with bony. Both spellings are correct, though bony is more common in formal writing.
  • It can carry a neutral, descriptive tone or a slightly negative connotation when emphasizing excessive thinness.
  • "Boney" vs. "Skinny": While both mean thin, boney more strongly implies the visibility or prominence of the skeletal structure. Skinny is a more general term for thinness.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bony (adj): The more standard spelling of boney, with identical meanings.
    • a bony face
  • Boniness (n): The state or quality of being boney.
    • The boniness of his frame was alarming.
Synonyms
  • Emaciated: Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food. (Stronger than boney).
  • Gaunt: Lean and haggard, especially from hunger, age, or suffering.
  • Scrawny: Unattractively thin and bony.
  • Skeletal: Relating to or resembling a skeleton; extremely thin.
Antonyms
  • Plump: Having a full, rounded shape.
  • Chubby: Slightly fat in a way that looks healthy and attractive.
  • Fleshy: Having a lot of flesh; plump.
Idioms and Common Phrases
  • (As) boney as a rake: An idiom emphasizing extreme thinness.
    • He's been working so hard he's as boney as a rake.
  • All skin and bones: An idiom meaning extremely thin.
    • The stray dog was all skin and bones when we found it. (This idiom is conceptually related to the meaning of boney).
Adjective
  1. being very thin
    • a child with skinny freckled legs
    • a long scrawny neck
  2. having bones especially many or prominent bones
    • a bony shad fillet
    • her bony wrist
    • bony fish

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