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bonhomie

(bɒnəmi)

uncountable noun

Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness.

[formal]

He was full of bonhomie.

Synonyms: geniality, happiness, warmth, good humour More Synonyms of bonhomie

bonhomie in British English

(ˈbɒnəmiː, French bɔnɔmi)

noun

exuberant friendliness

Word origin

C18: from French, from bonhomme good-humoured fellow, from bon good + homme man

bonhomie in American English

(ˌbɑnəˈmi; ˈbɑnəmi; French bɔnɔˈmi)

noun

good nature; pleasant, affable manner; amiability

Derived forms

bonhomous (ˈbonhomous) (ˈbɑnəməs)

adjective

Word origin

Fr < bonhomme < bon, good + homme, man

Examples of 'bonhomie' in a sentence
bonhomie

He exudes bonhomie and can afford to.Now he is all smiles and bonhomie.The easy bonhomie that he excels in was gone.There was none of that false bonhomie that can be so grating.The smile and bonhomie are increasingly unconvincing, the fury barely suppressed.

(noun) in the sense of geniality

Definition

exuberant friendliness

his soft-spoken bonhomie

Synonyms

geniality

She soon recovered her habitual geniality.

happiness

I think she was looking for happiness.

warmth

He greeted us both with warmth.

good humour

exuberance

Her burst of exuberance overwhelmed me.

friendliness

She loves the friendliness of the people.

high spirits

buoyancy

a mood of buoyancy and optimism

gaiety

There was a bright, infectious gaiety in the children's laughter.

cheerfulness

He was particularly remembered for his unfailing cheerfulness.

good cheer

conviviality

I love the conviviality of these little canal-side pubs.

cordiality

They want to solve the problem in an atmosphere of cordiality.

affability

Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power.

heartiness

congeniality

light-heartedness

jauntiness

joyousness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of affability

Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power.

Synonyms

friendliness,

warmth,

good humour,

civility,

benevolence,

sociability,

good nature,

graciousness,

cordiality,

urbanity,

geniality,

amiability,

mildness,

kindliness,

congeniality,

approachability,

courtesy,

pleasantness,

benignity,

amicability,

obligingness

in the sense of buoyancy

a mood of buoyancy and optimism

Synonyms

cheerfulness,

bounce (informal),

pep,

animation,

good humour,

high spirits,

zing (informal),

liveliness,

spiritedness,

cheeriness,

sunniness

in the sense of cheerfulness

He was particularly remembered for his unfailing cheerfulness.

Synonyms

happiness,

good humour,

exuberance,

high spirits,

buoyancy,

gaiety (old-fashioned),

good cheer,

gladness,

geniality,

light-heartedness,

jauntiness,

joyousness

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bonhomie

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单词	bonhomie
释义	Trends of bonhomie View usage for: bonhomie (bɒnəmi) uncountable noun Bonhomie is happy, good-natured friendliness. [formal] He was full of bonhomie. Synonyms: geniality, happiness, warmth, good humour More Synonyms of bonhomie bonhomie in British English (ˈbɒnəmiː, French bɔnɔmi) noun exuberant friendliness Word origin C18: from French, from bonhomme good-humoured fellow, from bon good + homme man bonhomie in American English (ˌbɑnəˈmi; ˈbɑnəmi; French bɔnɔˈmi) noun good nature; pleasant, affable manner; amiability Derived forms bonhomous (ˈbonhomous) (ˈbɑnəməs) adjective Word origin Fr < bonhomme < bon, good + homme, man Examples of 'bonhomie' in a sentence bonhomie He exudes bonhomie and can afford to. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Now he is all smiles and bonhomie. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The easy bonhomie that he excels in was gone. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There was none of that false bonhomie that can be so grating. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The smile and bonhomie are increasingly unconvincing, the fury barely suppressed. Times, Sunday Times (2009) (noun) in the sense of geniality Definition exuberant friendliness his soft-spoken bonhomie Synonyms geniality She soon recovered her habitual geniality. happiness I think she was looking for happiness. warmth He greeted us both with warmth. good humour exuberance Her burst of exuberance overwhelmed me. friendliness She loves the friendliness of the people. high spirits buoyancy a mood of buoyancy and optimism gaiety There was a bright, infectious gaiety in the children's laughter. cheerfulness He was particularly remembered for his unfailing cheerfulness. good cheer conviviality I love the conviviality of these little canal-side pubs. cordiality They want to solve the problem in an atmosphere of cordiality. affability Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power. heartiness congeniality light-heartedness jauntiness joyousness Additional synonyms in the sense of affability Beneath the surface affability there was a struggle for power. Synonyms friendliness, warmth, good humour, civility, benevolence, sociability, good nature, graciousness, cordiality, urbanity, geniality, amiability, mildness, kindliness, congeniality, approachability, courtesy, pleasantness, benignity, amicability, obligingness in the sense of buoyancy a mood of buoyancy and optimism Synonyms cheerfulness, bounce (informal), pep, animation, good humour, high spirits, zing (informal), liveliness, spiritedness, cheeriness, sunniness in the sense of cheerfulness He was particularly remembered for his unfailing cheerfulness. Synonyms happiness, good humour, exuberance, high spirits, buoyancy, gaiety (old-fashioned), good cheer, gladness, geniality, light-heartedness, jauntiness, joyousness Nearby words of bonhomie bond bondage bone bonhomie bonny bonus bony Synonyms of 'bonhomie' bonhomie Explore 'bonhomie' in the dictionary
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