bonáy [b?nee] (comparative bonáiáer, superlative bonáiáest) adjective 1. having prominent bones: extremely thin and with prominent bones 2. food containing many bones: containing many bones, and often difficult to eat 3. anatomy of or like bone: consisting of or resembling bone 4. fish with backbone: describes fish that have a skeleton of bone, as distinct from cartilaginous fish such as sharks. The great majority of fish are bony. Class: Osteichthyes -bonáiáness, noun