Bonhomie

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  • noun. A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. good nature; pleasant and easy manner.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Geniality; friendliness; a pleasant, friendly, good-natured manner; an affable and approachable disposition; frank and simple good-heartedness.
  • noun. Friendly atmosphere; an atmosphere of good cheer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
    • Word Usage
    "The manners of the time had obviously a _bonhomie_ of their own -- certainly so on our particularly indulgent and humane little field; as to which general proposition the later applications and transformations of the bonhomie would be interesting to trace."
    Equivalent
    bonhommie  
    Form
    bonhomous  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    friendliness  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    condescendingness  condescension  mellowness  sweetness and light  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abruptness  amity  bonjour  cheerfulness  cordiality  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affability  amiability  ardency  cordiality  friendliness  
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