bonhomie

[ bon-uh-mee, bon-uh-mee; French baw-naw-mee ]

noun

1. frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.

bonhomie

/ bɔnɔmi; ˈbɒnəmiː /

noun

1. exuberant friendliness

Other Words From

• bon·ho·mous [bon, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonhomie¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; from French, equivalent to bonhomme “good-natured man” ( boon ², Homo ) + -ie -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonhomie¹

C18: from French, from bonhomme good-humoured fellow, from bon good + homme man

Example Sentences

The relative bonhomie in Paris was briefly imperilled at the outset by a furore when organisers mixed up the two nations’ names in the opening ceremony, for which they apologised.

From BBC

But that Obama-era bonhomie between Silicon Valley and the Democratic Party has come close to disintegrating.

From New York Times

In his small office along a bustling Agra street, Siraj Qureshi, a local journalist and interfaith organiser, laments the fraying of the old bonhomie between Hindus and Muslims.

From BBC

The vitality and bonhomie that characterize many scenes in “The Kitchen,” a dystopian drama set in a near-future London, might seem at odds with the film’s focus on deprivation and persecution.

From New York Times

He smells bad, and breaks into Greek and Latin as much out of spite as bonhomie.

From New York Times