good-naturedness

Thân thiện

A good-naturedness lights up her face as she helps her neighbor.

Definition

Noun: A cheerful willingness to be obliging; a pleasant, cooperative, and amiable disposition.

Usage

This noun describes the inherent quality or state of being good-natured. It refers to a person's consistent tendency to be friendly, helpful, and tolerant without becoming easily annoyed.

Examples

• Her constant good-naturedness made her very popular among her colleagues.
• I admire his good-naturedness in dealing with such demanding customers.
• The team's success was partly due to an atmosphere of mutual respect and good-naturedness.

Advanced Usage

• "with good-naturedness": This prepositional phrase is used to describe the manner in which an action is performed.
  • He accepted the teasing with characteristic good-naturedness.

Variants and Related Words

• Good-natured (adjective): Having or showing a pleasant, kindly, or cheerful disposition.
  • He is a good-natured man who is always willing to help.
• Good-naturedly (adverb): In a good-natured manner.
  • She laughed good-naturedly at the joke.

Synonyms

• Amiability
• Agreeableness
• Geniality
• Affability
• Pleasantness

Antonyms

• Ill-naturedness
• Irritability
• Churlishness
• Cantankerousness

Học thuật

Noun

1. a cheerful willingness to be obliging

Từ đồng nghĩa

• good-temperedness
• good-humoredness
• good-humouredness