bonhomie
Plural: bonhomies
Noun
- Cheerful friendliness; geniality.
- a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
- A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
- An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
- A cheerful remark.
Examples
- Despite fierce competition, there was a real sense of bonhomie among the Scrabble players.
Origin / Etymology
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).
Synonyms
affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, geniality, amicability, approachability, bonhomie, conviviality, cordiality, craic, friendliness, pleasantness, warmth
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
bonhomie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbonhomie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bonhomie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary