as in friendship
formal
a feeling of friendliness among a group of people
Those camping out in line for the store's grand opening soon developed a cheerful bonhomie. the bonhomie of strangers singing together around a campfire
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Recent Examples of bonhomie
The relative bonhomie of the Obama administration, when the countries held wide-ranging talks on bilateral, regional, and global issues, is unlikely to return any time soon.
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Zhou Bo, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
Some informal soccer even took place, now an iconic image of the bonhomie (although whether any games actually got going is disputed).
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Set in the 1950s Midwest, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams brought a winning, working-girl bonhomie to the bachelorette lifestyle — and put a mark on TV wardrobes with their signature sweaters bearing curlicue initials.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And in place of executions and sermons that pepper many of their videos are bucolic scenes of bonhomie and carefree pleasures.
—Joshua Meservey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2015
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Zhou Bo, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024
Some informal soccer even took place, now an iconic image of the bonhomie (although whether any games actually got going is disputed).
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Set in the 1950s Midwest, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams brought a winning, working-girl bonhomie to the bachelorette lifestyle — and put a mark on TV wardrobes with their signature sweaters bearing curlicue initials.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And in place of executions and sermons that pepper many of their videos are bucolic scenes of bonhomie and carefree pleasures.
—Joshua Meservey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonhomie
Noun
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Tommy is the person to bring up that subject more than anyone else on the show, because Buck is unnaturally dependent on his friendship with Eddie.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, after a brutal election tested their friendship, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson did not exchange letters for 11 years.—
Betsy Sinclair,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sweeping strings and layered harmonies bring richness to the track, as Erivo sends her unparalleled voice to new heights on this dizzying new song.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Medium-full, with excellent harmony and varietal character.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The school’s cultural centers were designed to offer camaraderie and support to students from similar backgrounds.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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These seemingly small gestures have a profound impact on culture and camaraderie.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In these environments, surface-level collegiality masks unaddressed issues and unrest.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hubbard said one of her favorite things about being in a stage production is the collegiality and the sense of a team working together to produce an amazing product.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
13 Mar. 2024
Noun
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And there’s a sector of the Puerto Rican filmmaking community that offers services to these productions.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Those include the Health Resources and Services Administration, which oversees and provides funding for hundreds of community health centers around the country, as well as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which funds clinics and oversees the national 988 hotline.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Furthermore, relying on AI for companionship could lead to a decline in some of our most fundamental social skills and a diminished capacity for navigating the intricacies of human relationships.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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An increasing number of people are already using AI for companionship and therapy.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though federal and state funding played an important role in these projects, they were driven more by the commitment and generosity of the individuals, families, and philanthropic organizations that make the Wildlands Partnership possible.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Healthy relationships allow for generosity without expectation, where both partners feel free to set boundaries without fear of emotional debt.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Bonhomie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonhomie. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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