Traditionally, G-20 summits are staid affairs and despite the fact consensus on trade, development and climate issues regularly eludes the gatherings, at least efforts are made to conjure up formal bonhomie.
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Bonhomie
//ˈbɒnəmiː//
Synonyms for "bonhomie" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (22)
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17 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- bonhomia noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
Dutch
2 entries- hartelijkheid noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- jovialiteit noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
French
1 entries- bonhomie noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
Georgian
1 entries- გულკეთილობა noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
Italian
1 entries- bonomia noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
Polish
2 entries- dobroduszność noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- jowialność noun (atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer)
Portuguese
1 entries- simpatia noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
Romanian
2 entries- bonomie noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- bună dispoziție noun (atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer)
Russian
3 entries- доброду́шие noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- дружелю́бие noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- панибра́тство noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
Spanish
3 entries- amigable noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- bonhomía noun (friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner — see also friendliness)
- cordial noun (atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
His ungainly person and awkward manners were against him with men accustomed to the graces of society, and he was not sufficiently at home to give play to his humor and to that bonhomie which won the hearts of all who knew him.
Source: wiktionary
[T]he unknown Arlo Guthrie takes the stage, ending up in the movie, and – through sheer bonhomie – selling a million copies of Alice's Restaurant.
Source: wiktionary
While Mr. Romney was used to being the man in charge, as a former CEO, governor, and presidential nominee, Mr. Curtis has spent the last seven years in Congress quietly developing a reputation for bipartisan bonhomie.
Source: wiktionary
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