good-naturedgood-na‧tured /ɡʊd ˈneɪtʃəd $ -ərd/ adjective 
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► see thesaurus at nice—good-naturedly adverb
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Neil was a gentle good-natured chap, the type of man you instantly trust and feel comfortable around.
- She's a very good-natured child.
- He presents a helpful, jargon-free, good-natured speech.
- He was a good-natured man in his late fifties and we were riding in his car.
- It was dominated by Franklin Roosevelt, the cunning, determined, good-natured president called forth by the crisis of the Depression.
- It would be silly to try to represent the duel between the Miller and the Reeve as merely good-natured fraternal leg-pulling.
- Knott was kindly, painstaking, cheerful, and imperturbably good-natured.
- She'd just gone down there to look for any good-natured sucker.
- Though normally good-natured and easygoing, Paul hated to be at a disadvantage.
THESAURUSperson► nice
naturally kind and helpful and not easily made angry especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than nice: · I like Clare – she’s really nice.· It was nice of them to offer to help.
► pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well: · I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.
► sweet very kind and gentle: · Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person.· It was sweet of you to send me a card.
► charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you: · The salesman was very charming.· a charming hostess
► engaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word: · She can be very engaging.· an engaging smile
► likeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly: · Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.
► good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily: · Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.
► great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot: · He’s a great guy!· Sue’s boyfriend is really great.
► lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly: · All the people I met on the course were lovely.· a lovely man
Longman Language Activatornice person► nice especially spoken friendly and kind: · Claire's really nice, isn't she?· He's one of the nicest people I know.nice to: · I sometimes think she's only nice to me when she wants something.it's nice of somebody to do something: · It was nice of them to offer to help.
► pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to - use this especially about someone you do not know well: · I only met her once or twice but she seemed a very pleasant girl.· Most of the students we get here are extremely pleasant and keen to learn.
► likeable nice, and easy to like: · Ian is very likeable and has always had lots of friends.· The only likeable character in the whole movie is Judge White.
► lovely especially British, informal very nice, kind, and friendly: · Old Dr Macintosh was a lovely man.· The staff at the hotel were lovely - so helpful and polite.
► good-natured also good-humoured British, /good-humored American someone who is good-natured is kind, helpful, and does not get angry easily: · Neil was a gentle good-natured chap, the type of man you instantly trust and feel comfortable around.· Ann's always good-humored, no matter what happens.· It was a difficult situation, but he managed to remain remarkably good-humoured.
► sweet informal someone who is sweet is kind and gentle, and tries to make other people happy: · He's a really sweet guy but I couldn't date him.· Oh, thank you so much - you are sweet!it is sweet of somebody to do something: · It was very sweet of you to buy me those flowers.
► charming able to make people like you or do things for you because you are attractive and have good manners: · He was charming, good-looking and in his early forties.· The Vice Chairman has a very charming wife and four children.· a charming smile
► lovable also loveable a lovable person is friendly and gentle in a way that is very attractive: · Matthew can be a difficult child, but most of the time he's very loveable.a lovable idiot: · Crawford is best known to television audiences as a lovable idiot.
► endearing an endearing quality, habit etc is one that makes you like the person who has it: · Louise's complete honesty was one of her most endearing qualities.· He had a boyish, slightly dreamy look that was very endearing.
► engaging formal interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you: · Komansky, the new chairman of the company, is a smart, straightforward, engaging fellow.· Wyatt described her as "a lovely woman - sophisticated and engaging".· an engaging personality
► adorable someone, especially a child or an animal, that is adorable is very attractive and makes you feel a lot of love towards them: · We eventually found the cat in the wardrobe, surrounded by six adorable kittens.absolutely/simply/quite etc adorable (=very adorable): · Have you seen their new baby - she's simply adorable!
► see thesaurus at nice—good-naturedly adverb