Bonhommie

/ˌbɒnəˈmiː/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling of bonhomie; cheerful good nature and friendly warmth.

Etymology

A variant spelling of bonhomie that double the 'm' to match French orthography more closely (French bonhommie), though this spelling is less common in modern English.

Kelly Says

This double-m spelling shows the messy reality of language adoption—when English borrowed the word, different writers tried different spellings until one eventually won out. You'll find this variant in older books.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍቅር
fik-er
ARالعربية
وداعة
wudāʿah
BNবাংলা
সম্পর্ক
som-pork
CACatalà
amistat
a-mi-stat
CSČeština
pohoda
po-ho-da
DADansk
hygge
hoo-geh
DEDeutsch
Gemütlichkeit
gay-myuht-li-keet
ELΕλληνικά
φιλανθρωπία
fee-lan-thro-pee-ah
ESEspañol
buena onda
bwe-na ON-da
FAفارسی
دوستی
doo-st-ee
FISuomi
ystävällisyyttä
ystä-vä-lis-yys-tä
FRFrançais
bonhomie
bɔ̃.ɔmi
GUGU
સુખ
sukh
HAHA
kauna
ka-u-na
HEעברית
ידידות
yi-d-id-ut
HIहिन्दी
मित्रता
mitr-taa
HUMagyar
barátság
ba-ra-tság
IDBahasa Indonesia
keakraban
ke-ak-ra-ban
IGIG
nwanne
nwan-ne
ITItaliano
buona compagnia
bwo-na ko-mpa-nya
JA日本語
親しみやすさ
shin-shi-ya-sa
KKKK
сүйкім
suy-kim
KMKM
ស្នេហា
s-ne-ha
KO한국어
친절함
chin-jeol-ham
MRMR
मित्रता
mitr-taa
MSBahasa Melayu
kerjasama
ker-ja-sa-ma
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး
che-zu
NLNederlands
gezelligheid
geh-zel-li-kheid
NONorsk
hygge
hoo-geh
PAPA
ਮਿੱਤਰਤਾ
mit-tar-taa
PLPolski
życzliwość
zhy-ch-li-vo-vitz
PTPortuguês
boa disposição
bo-a di-spo-zi-são
RORomână
bunătatea
boo-na-ta-te-a
RUРусский
дружелюбие
dru-zhe-li-vi-ye
SVSvenska
gemytlighet
guh-myt-li-get
SWKiswahili
rafiki
ra-fi-ki
TAதமிழ்
நட்பு
nad-bu
TEతెలుగు
మిత్రత్వం
mit-rat-vam
THไทย
มิตรภาพ
mit-rap-ap
TLTL
kaibigan
kai-bee-gan
TRTürkçe
iyi huzur
yee hoo-zur
UKУкраїнська
дружелюбність
dru-zhe-lub-nist
URاردو
دوستی
doo-st-ee
VITiếng Việt
tình bạn
tinh ban
YOYO
àgbàrá
a-g-ba-ra
ZH中文
友善
yǒu shàn
ZUZU
umsebenzi
oom-se-ben-zi

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.