good-humor

Amiable, easygoing temperament

Good-humor is a cheerful, easygoing disposition—the quality of being pleasant and not easily irritated.

Someone in good humor takes things lightly and responds to minor annoyances with patience rather than frustration: She accepted the delay with good humor.

The hyphenated form typically appears as an adjective: a good-humored response, good-humored teasing.

Also spelled good humor (noun) and good-humored.

cheerfulness

lighthearted

Cheerful and without worry

chipper · blithe · perky · sprightly · vivacious · effervescent · bubbly · gleeful · animated · jaunty

joviality

laughter

Vocal expression of amusement

  • banterPlayful, teasing exchange
  • jokesHumorous remarks or stories
  • gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness

conviviality · jollity · merrymaking · revelry · wit · playfulness · festivity · fun · glee · comedy

optimism

hopeful

Feeling positive expectation

encouraging · heartening · promising · rosy · bullish · expectant · idealistic · assured · enthusiastic · forward-looking

geniality

affable

Warm and approachable

amiable · agreeable · pleasant · congenial · gracious · friendly · approachable · easygoing · companionable · likable

Opposites
emotional temperament

good-humorill-humor

Temperamental sourness

bad temper · bad humor · ill humor · irritability · surliness

social disposition

good-humordisagreeableness

State of being off-putting

hostility · unfriendliness · unpleasantness · acrimony · coldness

Family

good, humor, goods, humors, humored, humoring, humorist, humorous, humorless

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