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noun
A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: affability, geniality, amiability, amicability, approachability, bonhomie, cordiality, friendliness, pleasantness
Antonyms: hostility, unfriendliness
noun
An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: conviviality, craic, warmth
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A cheerful remark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, geniality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: friendliness
Narrower terms: condescension, condescendingness, mellowness, sweetness and light
History
PIE word *dhéǵhōm Borrowed from French bonhomie, bonhommie (“good-heartedness; extreme credulity”), from bonhomme (“chap, fellow; courageous man; peasant; unwise man who allows himself to be deceived and dominated”) (from bon (“good”) + homme (“man”)) + -ie (suffix forming feminine, usually abstract, nouns).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
