bonhomie

n.
A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality.

[French, from bonhomme, good-natured man : bon, good (from Latin bonus) + homme, man (from Latin homō).]

bonhomous bon'ho·mous (bŏn'ə-məs) adj.

(bon-uh-MEE)

noun
Friendliness; affability; geniality.

Etymology
From French bonhomie, from bonhomme (good-natured man), from bon (good) + homme (man)

Usage
"We have watched how athletes, sportsmen and women from all around the world fought for supremacy in different disciplines in a fiercely competitive yet perfectly friendly way. They upheld peace and bonhomie above everything else." — Olympics End; The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Aug 31, 2004.

"By the time (Gary) Orfield finishes, the banter and bonhomie have given way to head shaking." — John Wolfson; The Road to Perdition; Boston Magazine; Aug 2004.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
  Synonyms: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, geniality

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gemytlighed, hygge

Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendelijkheid

Français (French)
n. - bonhomie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Freundlichkeit, Jovialität

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλοκαγαθία, καλοσύνη, προσήνεια, ανοιχτοκαρδιά

Italiano (Italian)
bonomia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bondade (f)

Русский (Russian)
добродушие, простодушие

Español (Spanish)
n. - amabilidad, bonhomía, afabilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gemyt(lighet)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
温和, 敦厚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 溫和, 敦厚

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 온후, 상냥함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気さく, 温容

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دماثه, حسن الخلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לבביות‬

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