Here is a new word I learned while reading The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian:
Bonhomie:
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner.
Here is how bonhomie was used on page 19:
Instead she sees soldiers only in moments like these, when with good-natured bonhomie they descend like tourists for their coffee or beer or-here-the aniseed-flavored arak.
Well Happy New Year everyone! Life has been so busy for me this last year that I just noticed I didn't post a Wondrous Words since October! Did you learn any new words this last week?
2 comments:
I'm going to try to remember that by thinking about bon = good. Thanks for playing along!
Bonhomie has a lovely sound to it. I can't imagine working it into a conversation but it reads well. I need to check out that book - I keep hearing about it!
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