good nature

Noun

Meaning

a cheerful, obliging disposition

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

good-nature

Synonyms

amity congeniality pleasantness joviality consideration friendship harmony enthusiasm solidarity goodness accessibility kindness liking companionship benevolence

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Antonyms

ill nature puritanism malice meanness violence spite

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Hypernyms

temperament disposition

Hyponyms

grace patience forbearance goodwill risibility longanimity

Related terms

good-natured

Examples

I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. Joseph Addison

Oft has good nature been the fool's defence, And honest meaning gilded want of sense. William Shenstone

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages. Henry David Thoreau

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. Henry Ward Beecher

Good nature without prudence is foolishness. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

good mouth care good mum good name good news good night good night's rest