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as in friendliness
a desire or disposition to please
his good-naturedness makes him an easy person to work with
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as in sweetness
the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others
the good-naturedness of her response to the teasing made her a hit with the guys
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Recent Examples of good-naturedness
The zero gravity effects here work extremely well and there's a genuine good-naturedness on display that enhances the true silliness of the moment.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-naturedness
Noun
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Kudos to this restaurant for their high quality of food, presentation of the meal and the friendliness and attention of the outstanding staff.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Once on the train, Janet’s forced friendliness toward Zack and his polite, cordial responses gradually ignite Krazy Kristen.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Come for the arch, bitchy humor promised by the title and the director’s general social media brand; stay for the unabashed sweetness of the enterprise; leave with the distinct sense that there’s more to Firstman than his online persona.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Toothsome pasta and tender pork get pops of tangy sweetness from the peppers.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
22 May 2026
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The researchers found that people's accuracy in distinguishing sugar from sweetener depended heavily on expectations, and pleasantness ratings also shifted accordingly.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
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All of this is to say, the man is a good sport, and his work in The Fall Guy as stuntman Colt Seavers reflects that amiability.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The steadfast pushback against the administration might appear on the surface to be an encouraging trend, given the complaisance of the Republican majorities in Congress and weak-kneed capitulation to Trump by leaders of institutions such as universities and major corporations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.—
Lesley M.M. Blume,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2022
Cite this Entry
“Good-naturedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-naturedness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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