Sonsy

Sonsy is an adjective that means healthy and attractive. Our word of the day has a Scottish Gaelic origin. The word sona (SO nuh) means ‘fortunate.’ By the mid 16th century, this word had drifted into the English language and soon came to mean ‘having an attractive and healthy appearance.’ Here’s an example: The Robinson family had such a sonsy appearance that we were too intimidated to accept their challenge in the volleyball tournament. But it turned out, for all their healthy good looks, they weren’t very athletically inclined.