Etymology

good nature

Today it means: Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Middle English good nature ← Middle French bonne nature
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  1. Middle French · derived frombonne nature
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgood nature
  3. English todaygood nature

From Middle English good nature, equivalent to good + nature, after Middle French bonne nature.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability.

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