bonhomie
[ bon-uh-mee, bon-uh-mee; French baw-naw-mee ]
/ ˌbɒn əˈmi, ˈbɒn əˌmi; French bɔ nɔˈmi /
noun
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.
Origin of bonhomie
OTHER WORDS FROM bonhomie
bon·ho·mous [bon-uh-muh s] /ˈbɒn ə məs/, adjectiveWords nearby bonhomie
bongo,
bonham,
bonheur,
bonheur-du-jour,
bonhoeffer,
bonhomie,
bonhomme richard,
bonhomous,
boniface,
boniface i,
boniface ii
British Dictionary definitions for bonhomous (1 of 2)
bonhomous
/ (ˈbɒnəməs) /
adjective
exhibiting bonhomie
British Dictionary definitions for bonhomous (2 of 2)
bonhomie
/ (ˈbɒnəmiː, French bɔnɔmi) /
noun
exuberant friendliness
Word Origin for bonhomie
C18: from French, from
bonhomme good-humoured fellow, from
bon good +
homme man