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good–natured
adjective good–na·tured \-ˈnā-chərd\
: friendly, pleasant, or cheerful
Full Definition of GOOD-NATURED
: of a pleasant and cooperative disposition
— good–na·tured·ly adverb
— good–na·tured·ness noun
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First Known Use of GOOD-NATURED
1577
Related to GOOD-NATURED
- Synonyms
- affable, agreeable, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, mellow, nice, pleasant, sweet, well-disposed
- Antonyms
- disagreeable, ill-natured, ill-tempered, unamiable, ungenial, ungracious, unpleasant
Synonym Discussion of GOOD-NATURED
amiable, good-natured, obliging, complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with <an amiable teacher not easily annoyed>. good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon <a good-natured girl who was always willing to pitch in>. obliging stresses a friendly readiness to be helpful <our obliging innkeeper found us a bigger room>. complaisant often implies passivity or a yielding to others because of weakness <was too complaisant to protest a decision he thought unfair>.
GOOD-NATUREDLY Defined for Kids
good–natured
adjective good–na·tured \ˈgu̇d-ˈnā-chərd\
Definition of GOOD-NATURED for Kids
: having or showing a pleasant disposition
— good–na·tured·ly adverb
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