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good-natured
CIDE DICTIONARY
good-natured, a.
- Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked; amiable; cheerful; not taking offense easily; as, too good-natured to resent a little criticism; the good-natured policeman on our block; the sounds of good-natured play. Opposite of
ill-natured . [WordNet 1.5] - to one's own liking or feelings or nature; pleasing; -- of people. Opposite of
disagreeable . [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
good-natured
acquiescent, affable, agreeable, altruistic, amiable, amicable, benevolent, bonhomous, charitable, cheerful, complaisant, compliant, considerate, cooperative, cordial, courteous, easy, easy-natured, easygoing, equable, friendly, generous, genial, gentle, good-hearted, good-humored, good-tempered, gracious, kind, kindly, lenient, mellow, mild, nice, obliging, pleasant, sweet, sweet-tempered, tolerant, warm, warm-hearted, well-natured, willingROGET THESAURUS
good-natured
Benevolence
N benevolence, Christian charity, God's love, God's grace, good will, philanthropy, unselfishness, good nature, good feeling, good wishes, kindness, kindliness, loving-kindness, benignity, brotherly love, charity, humanity, fellow-feeling, sympathy, goodness of heart, warmth of heart, bonhomie, kind-heartedness, amiability, milk of human kindness, tenderness, love, friendship, toleration, consideration, generosity, mercy, charitableness, bounty, almsgiving, good works, beneficence, the luxury of doing good, acts of kindness, a good turn, good offices, kind offices good treatment, kind treatment, good Samaritan, sympathizer, bon enfant, altruist, benevolent, kind, kindly, well-meaning, amiable, obliging, accommodating, indulgent, gracious, complacent, good-humored, warm-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, large-hearted, broad- hearted, merciful, charitable, beneficent, humane, benignant, bounteous, bountiful, good-natured, well-natured, spleenless, sympathizing, sympathetic, complaisant, well-meant, well-intentioned, fatherly, motherly, brotherly, sisterly, paternal, maternal, fraternal, sororal, friendly, with a good intention, with the best intentions, Int, Godspeed!, much good may it do!, act a charity sometimes, a tender heart, a will inflexible, de mortuis nil nisi bonum, say only good things about the dead, don't speak ill of the dead, kind words are more than coronets, quando amigo pide no hay manana, the social smile, the sympathetic tear.For further exploring for "good-natured" in Webster Dictionary Online