Synonyms for bonhomie
Most common
friendliness cordiality affability amiability warmth conviviality crack
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Affability — A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness
affability, cordiality, friendliness, amiability, geniality, amiableness, affableness
2. Conviviality — an atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer
conviviality, warmth, craic UK IE
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
- n. 2
An atmosphere of friendliness and good cheer.
Related words
- Word family
- bonhomous
Forms
- Plural
- bonhomies → affabilities, cordialities, friendlinesses, amiabilities…
Example sentences
- friendliness Don't confuse Skura's friendliness with flirting.
- cordiality His cordiality may not be authentic.
- warmth The landscape was bathed by the warmth of the sun.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bonhomie | rising | |
| friendliness | steady | |
| cordiality | falling | |
| affability | rising | |
| amiability | steady | |
| warmth | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- crack1, craic
- 6 letters
- warmth1
- 9 letters
- geniality5
- 10 letters
- cordiality, affability, amiability6
- 11 letters
- amiableness, affableness
- 12 letters
- friendliness3, conviviality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (geniality5 = 5 syllables).