good-natured

[good-ney-cherd]

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adjective

having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.

Origin of good-natured

First recorded in 1570–80

Related formsgood-na·tured·ly, adverbgood-na·tured·ness, noun

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agreeable, willing, cheerful, equable.

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Examples from the Web for good-natured

Contemporary Examples

Often those jokes were along the lines of long, good-natured comedic stories.
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Dean Obeidallah
July 5, 2014
He had to prove that Fallon's reign isn't a fluke, that late night really can be a home for the affable and good-natured.
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Kevin Fallon
February 25, 2014
I offered him my hand in congratulation, and he seized and shook it like the good-natured fool he was—or pretended to be.
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Robert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Her good-natured frustration—but frustration nonetheless—is understandable.
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Kevin Fallon
March 20, 2013
My good-natured sister was holding my father's hand, happily taking it all in.
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Daniel J. Levitin
February 12, 2013

Historical Examples

Mr Verloc gathered everything as it came to his broad, good-natured breast.
The Secret Agent
Joseph Conrad
This good-natured fellow's present was highly valuable and useful to me.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
My brother and sister will be at hand with their good-natured constructions.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Let us try to be sensible; let us try to be good-natured; let us try to be fair.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
Madame Fressard smiled in a good-natured but rather ironical way.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt

British Dictionary definitions for good-natured

good-natured

adjective

of a tolerant and kindly disposition

Derived Formsgood-naturedly, adverbgood-naturedness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for good-natured

adj.

1570s, from good (adj.) + nature. Good nature "pleasing or kind disposition" is from mid-15c. Related: Good-naturedly.

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Examples from the Web for good-natured

Contemporary Examples

Often those jokes were along the lines of long, good-natured comedic stories.

He had to prove that Fallon's reign isn't a fluke, that late night really can be a home for the affable and good-natured.

I offered him my hand in congratulation, and he seized and shook it like the good-natured fool he was—or pretended to be.

Her good-natured frustration—but frustration nonetheless—is understandable.

My good-natured sister was holding my father's hand, happily taking it all in.

Historical Examples

Mr Verloc gathered everything as it came to his broad, good-natured breast.

This good-natured fellow's present was highly valuable and useful to me.

My brother and sister will be at hand with their good-natured constructions.

Let us try to be sensible; let us try to be good-natured; let us try to be fair.

Madame Fressard smiled in a good-natured but rather ironical way.

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Word Origin and History for good-natured

adj.

Origin of good-natured