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bonhomie

[bon-uh-mee, bon-uh-mee, baw-naw-mee] / ˌbɒn əˈmi, ˈbɒn əˌmi, bɔ nɔˈmi /
NOUN
affability
Synonyms
STRONG
agreeability agreeableness amenity amiableness congeniality cordiality friendliness geniality good-naturedness graciousness niceness pleasantness sociability sociableness warmth
WEAK
cordialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness coldness coolness
NOUN
agreeability
Synonyms
STRONG
affability agreeableness amiableness congeniality cordiality friendliness geniality good-naturedness graciousness pleasantness sociability sociableness warmth
WEAK
cordialness genialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness coldness coolness
NOUN
agreeableness
Synonyms
STRONG
affability agreeability amiableness congeniality cordiality friendliness geniality good-naturedness graciousness pleasantness sociability sociableness warmth
WEAK
cordialness genialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness coldness coolness
NOUN
amiability
Synonyms
STRONG
affability agreeability agreeableness amenity amiableness congeniality cordiality friendliness geniality good-naturedness pleasantness sociability sociableness sweetness warmth
WEAK
cordialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness coldness coolness
NOUN
amiableness
Synonyms
STRONG
affability agreeability agreeableness amenity congeniality congenialness cordiality friendliness good-naturedness lovableness pleasantness sociableness sweetness warmth
WEAK
cordialness genialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness
NOUN
congeniality
Synonyms
STRONG
affability agreeability agreeableness amiableness congenialness cordiality friendliness geniality niceness pleasantness sociability sociableness sweetness
WEAK
cordialness genialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness coldness coolness
NOUN
congenialness
Synonyms
STRONG
affability agreeability agreeableness amiableness congeniality cordiality friendliness geniality niceness pleasantness sociability sociableness sweetness
WEAK
cordialness genialness
Antonyms
STRONG
aloofness coldness coolness
NOUN
cordialness
Synonyms
WEAK
affability affection affectionateness agreeability agreeableness amiableness congeniality congenialness cordiality friendliness geniality genialness goodwill graciousness pleasantness warmth

Example Sentences

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In Islamabad, Munir was at the centre of the action -- greeting both delegations on their arrival and displaying remarkable bonhomie with Vance.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Strumming a guitar at an unlikely cookout deep in country, Duvall somehow manages to convey fearless confidence and a singular brand of well-armed bonhomie that has no equivalent in movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

After some cheese and crackers and forced bonhomie, we all trooped back to our desks and then commuted home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

While the home fans are expected to bring a spikiness to Bethpage, Europe skipper Luke Donald and his US counterpart Keegan Bradley will deliver the bonhomie.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

Don kept talking, his voice too larded in bonhomie, her dislike clawing at her throat.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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