bonhomous

English

Etymology

From bonhom(ie) +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɒnəməs/

Adjective

bonhomous (comparative more bonhomous, superlative most bonhomous)

1. Good-natured; friendly, genial, full of bonhomie.
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 350:

     Ortiz, the burly, bonhomous bar-keeper with the hooked, prize-fighter nose […], epitomised the pied noir with his emotional vehemence.

Related terms

• bonhomie