good-natured

American  

[good-ney-cherd] / ˈgʊdˈneɪ tʃərd /

adjective

1. having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable.

   a warm, good-natured person.

   Synonyms:

   equable, cheerful, willing, agreeable

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good-natured British  

adjective

1. of a tolerant and kindly disposition

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Other Word Forms

• good-naturedly
  adverb
• good-naturedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of good-natured

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Good natured though their action was, it did for a time cause serious traffic congestion along Whitehall and Parliament Square.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2021

Good natured as your intentions surely were, I think yesterday's girth-reduction smacks of Microsoft bias, as well as encouraging an unnatural body image.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2013

Good natured teasing about the testosterone around the house is one thing, disparagement of her sons is another.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2011

Charles Francis Adams, a leading Republican and the son and grandson of Presidents, wrote of the new President-elect in his diary: "Good natured, kindly, honest, but frivolous and uncertain."

From Time Magazine Archive

Good natured, though crusty, Jorian had not thrown up three spadesful ere he became ashamed of it himself.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

Related Words

• amiable
• cordial
• even-tempered
• friendly
• good-hearted
• good-humored
• gracious