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Definition of Good-natured
1. Adjective. Having an easygoing and cheerful disposition. "The sounds of good-natured play"
Also: Agreeable, Kind, Pleasant
Similar to: Amiable, Good-humored, Good-humoured, Equable, Even-tempered, Good-tempered, Placid
Derivative terms: Good-naturedness
Antonyms: Ill-natured
Definition of Good-natured
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a perpetual kind disposition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good-natured
Literary usage of Good-natured
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1902)
"His two admirable Comedies of "The Good Natured Man," and "She Stoops to Conquer,"
... Honey-wood (the Good-Natured Man) is not a successful bit of painting ..."
2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"First performance of " The good-natured Mari."—Conduct of Johnson. ... THE comedy
of "The good-natured Man" was doomed to experience delays and difficulties ..."
3. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"THE comedy of The Good-Natured Man was doomed to experience delays and difficulties
to the very last. Garrick, notwithstanding his professions, ..."
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