bonhomie

Easy good nature

Bonhomie is warm, easygoing friendliness—the quality of being pleasant and good-natured in social situations.

The word carries a sense of hearty, unforced geniality: The host's bonhomie put everyone at ease.

It often describes a cheerful atmosphere or someone's natural sociability.

geniality

affability

Warm, friendly disposition

warmth · congeniality · approachability · good-naturedness · pleasantness · graciousness · joviality · sociability · charm · neighborliness

fellowship

camaraderie

Goodwill among companions

togetherness · rapport · kinship · brotherhood · solidarity · comradeship · affinity · bonding · mutuality · cohesion

merriment

cheerfulness

State of bright spirits

exuberance · ebullience · vivacity · jollity · festivity · revelry · merrymaking · banter · laughter · mirth

hospitality

welcome

Hospitable greeting offered

gathering · feast · celebration · open-door · entertainment · gregariousness · sociability · inclusiveness · community · reception

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Opposites
interpersonal warmth and geniality

bonhomiehostility

Antagonistic disposition toward others

coldness · unfriendliness · animosity · ill will · malevolence

social ease and affability

bonhomiecoldness

Low temperature state

hostility · aloofness · reserve · standoffishness · frostiness

social disposition

bonhomiesurliness

Ill-tempered rudeness

churlishness · misanthropy · ill humor · cantankerousness · grumpiness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G