Standard Lemma guide

bonjour

intj · name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • bôn-zho͝or′
  • bôɴ-zho͝or′
  • /bɒnˈʒʊə/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɒ̃ˈʒʊə/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɒnˈd͡ʒʊə/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɒnˈd͡ʒɔː/ pour–poor merger
  • /bɒnˈʒɔː/ pour–poor merger
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /bɑnˈʒʊəɹ/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɑnˈd͡ʒʊəɹ/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɔnˈʒʊɹ/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɔ̃ˈʒʊɹ/ without the pour–poor merger
  • /bɑnˈd͡ʒoɹ/ pour–poor merger
  • /bɑnˈʒoɹ/ pour–poor merger
  • rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH0 N ZH UH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Good morning; hello.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To greet in French with "bonjour".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonjour (“good afternoon/good day/good morning”).

Borrowed from French Bonjour.