Meaning & use
bonhomie
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cheerful friendliness and warmth in manner, especially toward others in a social setting
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The host's easy bonhomie put every guest at ease within minutes.
There was a real sense of bonhomie among the old teammates at the reunion.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, where it literally means 'good nature'; in English it describes an easy, sociable friendliness, often in a formal or literary register.
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