bon·ho·mie
(b n  -m  )
n.
A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality.
[French, from bonhomme, good-natured man :
bon, good (from Latin bonus; see
deu-2 in Indo-European roots) + homme, man
(from Latin hom
 ; see dhghem- in
Indo-European roots).]
bon
ho·mous (bn-ms)
adj. |
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Gretchen's bonhomie lightens every family holiday.
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