Definition of Bonheur

1. Noun. (French) happiness and good humor.

Generic synonyms: Happiness
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bonheur

bonging
bongkrekic acid
bongo
bongo drum
bongo drums
bongoed
bongoes
bongoing
bongoist
bongoists
bongos
bongrace
bongraces
bongs
bongwater
bonheur (current term)
bonheur du jour
bonheurs du jour
bonhomie
bonhomies
bonhomous
boniato
boniatos
bonibell
bonibells
bonie
bonier
boniest
boniface
bonifaces

Literary usage of Bonheur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works: A Handbook Containing Two by Clara Erskine Clement Waters, Laurence Hutton (1879)
"Pupil of her father, Raymond bonheur, a good artist, who died in 1853. Hamerton calls Rosa bonheur " the most accomplished female painter who ever lived. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"bonheur JULIETTE (Mme. Peyrol), born in Paris, July 19, 1830. Animal painter ; daughter and ... bonheur, (MARIE) ROSA, born in Bordeaux, March 22, 1822. ..."

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