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bonhommie

bonhommie is the dated form of bonhomie.

Meaning of bonhomie

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
  2. (usually) An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
  3. (countable, usually) A cheerful remark.

Forms of bonhommie

pluralbonhommies

Questions about bonhommie

What is bonhommie the dated form of?
Bonhommie is the dated form of bonhomie.

Words near bonhommie in the dictionary

  1. Bonhill
  2. bonhomie
  3. bonhomies
  4. Bonhomme
  5. Bonhommes
  6. bonhommie
  7. bonhommies
  8. bonhomous
  9. boni
  10. boniato
  11. boniatos

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