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bonhomie

[bon-uh-mee, bon-uh-mee, baw-naw-mee] / ˌbɒn əˈmi, ˈbɒn əˌmi, bɔ nɔˈmi /










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But that sense of bonhomie is far from shared across the EU.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Soundcheck and dress rehearsals take place with a spirit of relaxed bonhomie.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Behind the public bonhomie, however, were signs of private tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

In Islamabad, Munir was at the centre of the action -- greeting both delegations on their arrival and displaying remarkable bonhomie with Vance.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

Don kept talking, his voice too larded in bonhomie, her dislike clawing at her throat.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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