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bonhomie

[ bon-uh-mee, bon-uh-mee; French baw-naw-mee ]

noun

  1. frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.


bonhomie

/ bɔnɔmi; ˈbɒnəmiː /

noun

  1. exuberant friendliness
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz··dzܲ [bon, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bonhomie1

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, equivalent to bonhomme “good-natured man” ( boon 2, Homo ) + -ie -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bonhomie1

C18: from French, from bonhomme good-humoured fellow, from bon good + homme man
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But such information would only have puzzled Trump and complicated the shamrock bonhomie, and Vance — a Roman Catholic convert, after all — beamed in silence from the sofa.

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With its forced bonhomie, the show is neither informative nor engaging.

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It’s a superlative biodoc fueled by how effortlessly O’Brien radiates the soulful bonhomie we want to imagine courses through all those dedicated to a life in art.

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The governor crashed the president’s arrival when Trump flew into LAX last month to survey the fire damage in Pacific Palisades, and their forced encounter proved to be all bonhomie and bromance.

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Analysts say it will be interesting to see if the bonhomie between the two men will help overcome concerns about trade and immigration.

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