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单词 good-natured
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Definition of good-natured in English:

good-natured

adjective ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃədɡʊdˈneɪtʃərd
  • Kind, friendly, and patient.

    everyone was very good-natured about it
    there was plenty of good-natured banter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Amiable, good-natured and good fun, this is a highly promising feature debut from Simon Pegg.
    • She was a good-natured, kind and pleasant person and a most helpful neighbour who will be missed by all who knew her.
    • Oddly, it isn't included on this debut album though its good-natured whimsy would have chimed well with these songs.
    • Adrian was a good-natured and handsome man with a joyful attitude when he was married to Julie.
    • What struck me, though was how good-natured the whole march was at the weekend.
    Synonyms
    warm-hearted, friendly, amiable
    neighbourly, benevolent, well disposed, favourably disposed, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, generous, magnanimous, unselfish, considerate, thoughtful, obliging, helpful, supportive, charitable
    understanding, sympathetic, lenient, tolerant, easy-going, patient, accommodating
    British informal decent

Derivatives

  • good-naturedly

  • adverbˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃədli
    • Most people accepted the leaflets good-naturedly (at least before they looked at the contents).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With that, he turned good-naturedly to his schoolmate.
      • Jamie Robinson is an expert skipper who, with the help of ship's mate Toby, good-naturedly fuses guests into a surprisingly competent crew.
      • Friends who live far apart geographically were brought together to good-naturedly discuss mutual interests or angrily denounce differing tastes.
      • I asked if I could fly one, and the young men of the family good-naturedly let me hold the string of a kite that was already aloft.

Rhymes

ill-natured

Definition of good-natured in US English:

good-natured

adjectiveɡʊdˈneɪtʃərdɡo͝odˈnāCHərd
  • Kind, friendly, and patient.

    everyone was very good-natured about my comments
    there was plenty of good-natured banter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oddly, it isn't included on this debut album though its good-natured whimsy would have chimed well with these songs.
    • She was a good-natured, kind and pleasant person and a most helpful neighbour who will be missed by all who knew her.
    • Adrian was a good-natured and handsome man with a joyful attitude when he was married to Julie.
    • What struck me, though was how good-natured the whole march was at the weekend.
    • Amiable, good-natured and good fun, this is a highly promising feature debut from Simon Pegg.
    Synonyms
    warm-hearted, friendly, amiable
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