I believe this is the first time I have ever used the word "bonhomie" in anything I have ever written. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens: Fetuses Gone Wild!] Reference
The very antipodes to the 'bonhomie' of this figure, confronted him as croupier at the foot of the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete] Reference
Christmas is always a busy time for our street rats who will often use 'bonhomie' as an excuse for their thuggery. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The bonhomie was a little forced. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Look Now] Reference
A kind of bonhomie -- almost a Masonic understanding -- and the uncompromising antagonism that replied seemed to check her. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark House] Reference
Count's politeness and bonhomie encouraged him to proceed. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
He lacks the joie de vivre and bonhomie that are valued abroad. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Giving Armstrong His Due] Reference
At the front of the queue a Wimbledon-style bonhomie prevailed. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair's book signing in Dublin mixes Good Friday with bad Iraq] Reference
"Well, good-bye, you fellows!" he said, with careless bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
You listen as the death sentence continues with cheery bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [What A Drama] Reference
He sat too close to be friendly, though he bristled with bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [In Gaza City, Muted Hopes for Obama] Reference
When uncomfortable his natural bias leads him towards a display of bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [April's Lady A Novel] Reference
Just now that worthy was surveying his subordinates with a care-free smile of bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
Or was it sincere, a gesture of goodwill and openhearted, rakish, devil-may-care bonhomie?. From Wordnik.com. [ARTINFO: Francophrenia: A Digest of New York's Epic James Franco Profile] Reference
The political bonhomie shared by the likes of Francois Mitterrand and Helmut Schmidt is gone. From Wordnik.com. [A Place In The Sun] Reference
Elle prouve que, chez ce grand artiste, la bonhomie naturelle était à la hauteur du talent. From Wordnik.com. [French Conversation and Composition] Reference
Yet touch him upon the subject of his profession, and the bonhomie lapsed away from him at once. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Despite the apparently warm relations between the two presidents, how long can the bonhomie last?. From Wordnik.com. [Good Intentions] Reference
Despite all the surface bonhomie he exudes as a politician, Lieberman is good at carrying grudges. From Wordnik.com. [Lieberman’s Limbo] Reference
It wasn't just the two leaders whose bonhomie seemed to belie the seriousness of the issues at hand. From Wordnik.com. [Horseplay And High Stakes] Reference
Once Karzai begins to develop an independent power base, though, that bonhomie could evaporate quickly. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Conciliator] Reference
It is at their neighborhood farmers 'markets on Saturday morning's where neighbors find moments of bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Poses: On the Road: Philadelphia's Neighborhood Farmers' Markets -- Clark Park] Reference
As the earthy commoner, he conveys a go-along, get-along bonhomie that is little concerned with the why of things. From Wordnik.com. [Rodney Punt: Magic Flute at Santa Fe Opera] Reference
This bonhomie, however, may just as well be driven by a different kind of fear — of challenges to the status quo. From Wordnik.com. [After the ‘Surge’] Reference
He has a dry, sardonic sense of humor; though he can affect Texan bonhomie, he's not really the towel-snapping type. From Wordnik.com. [So Now What, Mr. President?] Reference
Sure, everyone turned to look at him, to welcome the stranger, but the bonhomie leveled out and the chuckles died down. From Wordnik.com. [WTF! Godot, a Sex Addict?] Reference
The tweedy bonhomie of "My Dog Tulip" celebrates the abiding values of dusty tomes, literary eloquence and shaggy dogs. From Wordnik.com. [Animated Lives, Annotated Crimes] Reference
A state known for gently rolling grasslands, rich black soils and cowboy bonhomie is increasingly noted for flaring tempers. From Wordnik.com. [Another Bitter Harvest] Reference
Khrushchev returned to Moscow full of bonhomie for "my friend" Eisenhower — until a year later, when he shot down a U-2 pilot. From Wordnik.com. [Khrushchev in the Land of Lincoln] Reference
In coats and ties, the newly minted running mates performed yet another bonding ritual, a typical blend of bonhomie and competition. From Wordnik.com. [Warming Up Kerry] Reference
She was a wise choice for what was surely a nerve-racking evening for everyone, for Goldberg's bonhomie is expansive and infectious. From Wordnik.com. [The One Show: New dressing, same tasty morsels] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.