good nature

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English

Alternative forms

goodnature (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English good nature, equivalent to good + nature, after Middle French bonne nature.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɡʊdˈneɪtʃə/

Noun

good nature (countable and uncountable, plural good natures)

Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability.
- 1863, Anthony Trollope, Rachel Ray:
  I am disposed to think that Mrs. Butler Cornbury did Mrs. Tappitt an injury when she with so much ready goodnature accepted the invitation for the party […].
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 11, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volumes (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
  the goodnature and generosity which belonged to his character
- 1860, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni. , volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:
  The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics.

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