good nature
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2.5
- noun
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- Her good nature makes her always willing to help those in need.
It's just an incredible testament to the power of community and the good nature of so many people.
- It's just an incredible testament to the power of community and the good nature of so many people.
- Well, it will be his own perfectly good nature, his own just and loving nature that will determine whether or not a command is available to him.
Examples
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He led her by the hand, and she laughed at his brusque good nature and his way of reassuring her by repeating, at two- or three-second intervals, "Is this all right?" or simply, "This will be better."
Fiction book (1996) -
But do not overtax my good nature.
Fiction book (1999) -
I hate it when someone takes advantage of my good nature.
Blog text (13) -
It's just an incredible testament to the power of community and the good nature of so many people.
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Ben has real affection for the good nature of the American people.
Blog text (13) -
We begin to feel truly taken for granted, and we feel like our good nature is stretched to its limits.
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"Sure," Jocko said, with boyish good nature.
Fiction book (2001) -
My mother was a very tender-hearted woman, and this character trait in her was an open invitation for some to take advantage of her good nature.
Blog text (13) -
Now newly into his seventies, a tall, lean man whose shock of white hair and weathered face at last suited the nickname, he continued to display the good nature that had earned it.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her good nature delighted the family, and they went out of their way to keep her happy, anticipating her needs with such vigilance that their bella Gabriella never learned what it meant to be disappointed.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
297
1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
16
1.0
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
16
6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
11
1.9
A friendly, helpful feeling toward other people
11
1.3
A kind and polite way of treating other people
2
3.4
A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable
1
6.6
A kinder, more honest part of a person that makes them treat others well
1
5.5
A friendly, cheerful way that makes people feel welcome
1
2.7
A friendly, kind way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
1
1.4
Feeling cheerful and pleasant with other people
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
A cheerful, friendly way of behaving that is patient and willing to help others
Being cheerful and friendly so people find it easy to get along
A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others
A friendly, happy way of acting that makes others feel better
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
A kind, gentle way of acting that makes people feel cared for
Antonyms
How Pleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cheerful and helpful disposition' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'good' (positive, pleasant) with 'nature' (a person's temperament or disposition). This adjective + noun composition is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Good nature comes from a simple picture: good means kind and nature means a person's usual way of acting. So a person with a good nature naturally behaves in a friendly, helpful way, which is why it means 'cheerful and helpful'.