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Bonhomie N Cheerful Friendliness Geniality Prison Saleem How On Earth

Word bonhomie
Definition n. Cheerful friendliness; geniality.
Sentence [in prison, Saleem] Why whence how-on-earth this good nature, this bonhomie in your passed-on whisperings?
Source Midnight's Children, p. 555

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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