Definitions for bons

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bons Bon

Spelling: [bon; French bawn]

IPA: /bɒn; French bɔ̃/

Bons is a 4 letter English word.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in bons (bnos).

Definitions for bons

noun

1. Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
2. an annual festival of the Japanese Buddhists, welcoming ancestral spirits to household altars.
3. a shamanistic Tibetan sect, absorbed by the first Buddhist sects of the 7th century and later.

Origin of bons

Japanese, orig. Urabon Chinese version of Sanskrit ullambana literally, hanging upside down (a metaphor for the suffering brought on by physical desires)

Examples for bons

Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, and Tracy Chapman all got their start on the sidewalks, he points out.

Or could Lady Olenna, of Game of Thrones, take her down in a battle of Bon mots?

"Bon jour, monsieur," said the captain in a tone of obnoxious pleasantry.

This is the third new collection for Pallas, and it is selling in the Bon Marche.

The French Canadians often contract "Bonne" and "Bon" in this way.

He is not, however, bound, Bon fide to hear all that is said.

I heard every note, and thought the trees and the brook were enjoying a duo, and—Bon Dieu!

And the entire Bon Temps gang has gathered for a festive Thanksgiving dinner.

"Well, then, I'll marry the Bon Dieu" I answered, and my voice was quite resolute now.

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