good nature
good nature · good natures
Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or dispositionHabitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability.
/ɡʊdˈneɪtʃə/
» Tom was a good-natured man.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability.
More definitions
- a cheerful, obliging disposition
Examples
34 sentencesTom was a good-natured man.
Tom is a good-natured man.
He is not handsome, to be sure, but he is good-natured.
She is good-natured.
deSie ist gutmütig. — Manfredo
Tom is good-natured.
ruТом добродушный. — odexed
deTom ist gut geartet. — wolfgangth
Origin
From Middle English good nature, equivalent to good + nature, after Middle French bonne naFrom Middle English good nature, equivalent to good + nature, after Middle French bonne nature.
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Forms
plural: good naturesAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgood-natured
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable