goodnatured

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Good-natured describes someone with a cheerful, easygoing disposition who doesn't take offense easily.

A good-natured person accepts teasing without getting upset and approaches situations with patience and warmth: He took the ribbing in good-natured stride.

The word suggests an agreeable temperament rather than forced pleasantness.

disposition

amiable

Good-natured and likable

gentle · compassionate · tolerant · understanding · sympathetic · agreeable · easygoing · accommodating · patient · forgiving

sociable

friendly

Showing kindness, warmth

amicable · approachable · welcoming · neighborly · obliging · pleasant · courteous · mannerly · personable · likable

cheerful

jovial

Cheerful and friendly

bubbly · upbeat · chipper · genial · merry · cheery · blithe · jocular · mirthful · playful

Opposites
temperament

goodnaturedill-natured

Habitually unkind in temperament

bad-tempered · ill-tempered · irritable · surly · cantankerous

interpersonal manner

goodnaturedmean-spirited

Unkind in a petty way

malicious · nasty · hostile · unkind · spiteful

Family

good, natural, nature, goodness, kindhearted, good-natured, natured, goodly

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