n. A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality. [French, from bonhomme, good-natured man : bon, good (from Latin bonus; see deu-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + homme, man (from Latin homō; see dhghem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] bonho·mous (bŏnə-məs) adj. |
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