bonhomie

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒnəmiː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑnəmi/, /ˌbɑnəˈmi/, /ˌboʊ-/ Hyphenation: bon‧hom‧ie === Noun === bonhomie (usually uncountable, plural bonhomies) (uncountable) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness. Synonyms: affability, geniality; see also Thesaurus:friendliness Antonyms: hostility, unfriendliness (uncountable) An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer. Synonyms: conviviality, (Ireland, Northern England) craic, warmth (countable) A cheerful remark. ==== Derived terms ==== bonhomous ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Noun === bonhomie f (plural bonhomies) affability, bonhomie === References === “bonhomie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012