Meaning & use
warm and good-natured
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparable
Friendly, kind, and pleasant in manner.
Grammar: Used as a compound adjective before a noun or after a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem'.
Patterns
- be warm and good-natured
- a warm and good-natured person
She is a warm and good-natured teacher who always makes time for her students.
He seemed warm and good-natured at the party, chatting with everyone.
Their warm and good-natured welcome made us feel at home.
Common combinations
- warm and good-natured smile
- She greeted us with a warm and good-natured smile.
- warm and good-natured personality
- His warm and good-natured personality makes him popular.
- warm and good-natured host
- The warm and good-natured host made everyone feel comfortable.
- warm and good-natured welcome
- We received a warm and good-natured welcome from the villagers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- kind
- Focuses on caring about others and wanting to help them; 'warm and good-natured' also suggests a friendly, pleasant manner.
- friendly
- Emphasizes behaving in a pleasant way toward others; 'warm and good-natured' adds a sense of deep kindness and a naturally good character.
- genial
- More formal and often describes a cheerful, sociable manner; 'warm and good-natured' is more common in everyday speech.
Opposites
Word family
- warmth noun
- The quality of being warm or friendly.
- good nature noun
- A kind and pleasant character.
- good-naturedly adverb
- In a kind and pleasant way.
Commonly confused: warm and good-natured or warm-hearted?
warm and good-natured vs warm-hearted
Means kind and sympathetic, but does not necessarily include the friendly, easygoing manner suggested by 'good-natured'.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase 'warm and good-natured' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The phrase describes a person's kind and friendly character, so it fits with 'person'. It cannot describe weather or food, and it is not used to hide anger.
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