Meaning

Having or showing an amicable, kindly disposition..

Example Sentences

“It is singular,” said the Lady, addressing Warden; “the animal is not only so good-natured to all, but so particularly fond of children.[…]”

For the people who were shovelling away on the house-tops were jovial and full of glee; calling out to one another from the parapets, and now and then exchanging a facetious snowball—better-natured missile far than many a wordy jest—laughing heartily if it went right, and not less heartily if it went wrong.

There are a good many of these girls whom it is quite enough to spoil the temper of the best-natured woman in the world to have in the house with them.

Rasmus was a tall, powerful man, with a weather-beaten, furrowed face of a good-natured expression.

However, the immediate howls of outrage from the industry were in many cases less than good-natured.

I had a rival for Marcel’s affections, a boy who later became the king of recorded classical music and confrère of Herbert von Karajan. I was vile to this poor chap who, like a cheerful Papageno, was much better-natured than I was.

Word Forms

• more good-natured
• better-natured
• most good-natured
• best-natured
• good natured
• goodnatured

Synonyms for good-natured

Antonyms for good-natured

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When Should You Use Good-natured?

Use good-natured when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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