good naturen.

Brit.

/ˌɡʊd ˈneɪtʃə/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊd ˈneɪtʃər/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and nature n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: good adj., nature n.

Etymology: < good adj. + nature n., in sense 1 after Middle French bonne nature (c1372, in the source translated in quot. ?c1450, or earlier; French bonne nature).

1. Pleasant, kindly, or obliging disposition or manner; spec. a willingness to comply with the wishes or accede to the demands of others or to tolerate slights and impositions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > goodwill or kind intention

goodwilleOE

favoura1340

well-willinga1382

well-meaninga1393

good nature?c1450

voillancea1500

well-disposedness1606

bon-accordc1650

well-meaningness1663

well-naturedness1679

well-intentionedness1799

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 149 The scripture praisithe this good lady for her curtesye & good nature.

1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Ciii^v A pore neighbour of mine who for honesty and good nature surmounted many.

1614 T. Adams Gallants Burden (new ed.) Ded. sig. A2^v In the affiance of your good natures..I haue presumed to make you the Patron of my Labours.

1667 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia: 1st Pt. (1684) i. 35 Good nature..a thing so peculiar to the English Nation..that it cannot well be..practised by another people.

a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxi. 194 I never do drink to excess but only..when I am hard put upon by the Company..and I hope my Easiness and Good-nature..will not be imputed to me as a Fault.

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 53 He had that kind of good-nature, which absence of mind, indolence of body, and carelesness of fortune produce.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. ii. 10 I have seen him endure with a careless goodnature the most provoking affronts.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. xciv. 322 The national easy-goingness and good-nature.

1916 Anzac Bk. 102 His mates used to take a mean advantage of his good nature, and would shunt all the work..on to him.

1951 S. H. Bell December Bride i. iii. 30 Pentland came stamping into the kitchen and it seemed to Sarah that some of his good-nature had worn away.

1998 T. C. Boyle Riven Rock 15 Anyone watching this performance would have seen nothing but good nature and cordiality in that hand-squeeze.

†2. Innate moral goodness; virtue. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [noun] > moral excellence

goodwilleOE

goodnesseOE

thewnessc1200

goodlaikc1225

goodheadc1275

honestete1340

bountyc1386

goodliheada1393

prowessc1395

honestyc1400

goodliness1405

virtuosityc1443

virtuousnessc1449

virtueheada1456

good naturec1475

integrity1548

honestness1556

graciousness1591

saintship1613

gracefulness1619

saintliness1838

te1895

virtu1906

c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 172 The disciples of studye and of wysedom, whiche by the grace of God and of good fortune or of good natur [Fr. par grace de Dieu et de bonne fortune ou de nature] ben applied to ser[ch] out the highnesse of the clere reioyssyng sterre.

?1531 R. Barnes Supplic. Kinge Henrye VIII f. xlix But vn to other mens not withstondinge the good nature that ys in him must nedys brynge yt forthe.

1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 115 We may talke..of good natured men..But..,set grace aside,..there is no more good nature in any man then there was in Caine and in Iudas.

1657 Bp. J. Taylor Funeral Serm. Sir G. Dalstone in Wks. (1828) VI. 563 When good nature is heightened by the grace of God, that which was natural becomes now spiritual.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 199 [Virtue in Pagans is] to be imputed to..the reliques of good nature, to the glimmerings of natural light [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	good nature
释义	good naturen. Brit. /ˌɡʊd ˈneɪtʃə/, U.S. /ˌɡʊd ˈneɪtʃər/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and nature n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: good adj., nature n. Etymology: < good adj. + nature n., in sense 1 after Middle French bonne nature (c1372, in the source translated in quot. ?c1450, or earlier; French bonne nature). 1. Pleasant, kindly, or obliging disposition or manner; spec. a willingness to comply with the wishes or accede to the demands of others or to tolerate slights and impositions. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > goodwill or kind intention goodwilleOE favoura1340 well-willinga1382 well-meaninga1393 good nature?c1450 voillancea1500 well-disposedness1606 bon-accordc1650 well-meaningness1663 well-naturedness1679 well-intentionedness1799 ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 149 The scripture praisithe this good lady for her curtesye & good nature. 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Ciii^v A pore neighbour of mine who for honesty and good nature surmounted many. 1614 T. Adams Gallants Burden (new ed.) Ded. sig. A2^v In the affiance of your good natures..I haue presumed to make you the Patron of my Labours. 1667 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia: 1st Pt. (1684) i. 35 Good nature..a thing so peculiar to the English Nation..that it cannot well be..practised by another people. a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxi. 194 I never do drink to excess but only..when I am hard put upon by the Company..and I hope my Easiness and Good-nature..will not be imputed to me as a Fault. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 53 He had that kind of good-nature, which absence of mind, indolence of body, and carelesness of fortune produce. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. ii. 10 I have seen him endure with a careless goodnature the most provoking affronts. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. xciv. 322 The national easy-goingness and good-nature. 1916 Anzac Bk. 102 His mates used to take a mean advantage of his good nature, and would shunt all the work..on to him. 1951 S. H. Bell December Bride i. iii. 30 Pentland came stamping into the kitchen and it seemed to Sarah that some of his good-nature had worn away. 1998 T. C. Boyle Riven Rock 15 Anyone watching this performance would have seen nothing but good nature and cordiality in that hand-squeeze. †2. Innate moral goodness; virtue. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] > moral excellence goodwilleOE goodnesseOE thewnessc1200 goodlaikc1225 goodheadc1275 honestete1340 bountyc1386 goodliheada1393 prowessc1395 honestyc1400 goodliness1405 virtuosityc1443 virtuousnessc1449 virtueheada1456 good naturec1475 integrity1548 honestness1556 graciousness1591 saintship1613 gracefulness1619 saintliness1838 te1895 virtu1906 c1475 tr. C. de Pisan Livre du Corps de Policie (Cambr.) (1977) 172 The disciples of studye and of wysedom, whiche by the grace of God and of good fortune or of good natur [Fr. par grace de Dieu et de bonne fortune ou de nature] ben applied to ser[ch] out the highnesse of the clere reioyssyng sterre. ?1531 R. Barnes Supplic. Kinge Henrye VIII f. xlix But vn to other mens not withstondinge the good nature that ys in him must nedys brynge yt forthe. 1628 R. Sanderson Two Serm. Paules-Crosse ii. 115 We may talke..of good natured men..But..,set grace aside,..there is no more good nature in any man then there was in Caine and in Iudas. 1657 Bp. J. Taylor Funeral Serm. Sir G. Dalstone in Wks. (1828) VI. 563 When good nature is heightened by the grace of God, that which was natural becomes now spiritual. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 199 [Virtue in Pagans is] to be imputed to..the reliques of good nature, to the glimmerings of natural light [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1450
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