bonhomies

Noun

bonhomie (usually uncountable, plural bonhomies)

1. (usually) A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
   • 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

   Synonyms:

   affability, geniality, amiability, amicability, approachability, cordiality, friendliness, pleasantness

   Antonyms:

   hostility, unfriendliness

2. (usually) An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.

   Synonyms:

   conviviality, craic, warmth

3. (countable, usually) A cheerful remark.