Bonhomie
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality.
Contemporary Examples
She Taught Me to Cook—and Called Me a Klutz Sandra McElwaine August 5, 2009
Politics End In Halifax As Democratic and GOP Senators Seek Common Ground on National Security Tim Mak November 21, 2014
The Gaudy, Gauche and Sometimes Corrupt Greatness of the Golden Globes Richard Rushfield January 15, 2012
Historical Examples
Abe and Mawruss Montague Glass
As A Chinaman Saw Us Anonymous
The Puppet Crown Harold MacGrath
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe
Mattie:–A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) Frederick William Robinson
Gryll Grange Thomas Love Peacock
December Love Robert Hichens
noun
exuberant friendliness
n.
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