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bonhomie

/ˈbɑnəmi/

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What does bonhomie mean?

noun

  1. A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
  2. An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
  3. A cheerful remark.

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/ˈbɑnəmi/

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/ˌbɑnəˈmi/
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A pattern to professors of monarchical autonomy, I don't indulge in levity or compromising bonhomie, But dignified formality, consistent with economy, Above all other virtues I particularly prize.
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
In his beautiful house at Richmond he played second fiddle to his clever wife with imperturbable bonhomie; he lavished jewels and luxuries of all kinds upon her, which she took with inimitable grace, dispensing the hospitality of his superb mansion with the same graciousness with which she had welcomed the intellectual coterie of Paris.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60