bonhomie

plural bonhomies

1. uncountableusuallyA friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.

   [T]he unknown Arlo Guthrie takes the stage, ending up in the movie, and – through sheer bonhomie – selling a million copies of Alice's Restaurant.

   2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “‘Groovy, groovy, groovy’: listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2022

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   His ungainly person and awkward manners were against him with men accustomed to the graces of society, and he was not sufficiently at home to give play to his humor and to that bonhomie which won the hearts of all who knew him.

   1849, Washington Irving, chapter XIV, in Life of Oliver Goldsmith, revised edition, Chicago, Ill.: Belford-Clarke Co., →OCLC, page 106

   While Mr. Romney was used to being the man in charge, as a former CEO, governor, and presidential nominee, Mr. Curtis has spent the last seven years in Congress quietly developing a reputation for bipartisan bonhomie.

   2025 January 28, Cameron Joseph, “Meet Mitt Romney’s replacement – who could make or break the Trump agenda”, in The Christian Science Monitor

   Synonyms: affability, geniality, affability, amiability, amicability, approachability, cordiality, friendliness · Antonyms: hostility, unfriendliness

2. uncountableusuallyAn atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.

   Synonyms: conviviality, craic, warmth

3. countableusuallyA cheerful remark.