"good-natured" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-good-natured.wav [US] Forms: more good-natured [comparative], better-natured [comparative], most good-natured [superlative], best-natured [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more|better-natured|sup2=best-natured}} good-natured (comparative more good-natured or better-natured, superlative most good-natured or best-natured)
  1. Having or showing an amicable, kindly disposition. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: good natured, goodnatured Related terms: good nature Translations (having or showing an amicable, kindly disposition): εὔκολος (eúkolos) (Ancient Greek), дабраду́шны (dabradúšny) (Belarusian), лаго́дны (lahódny) (Belarusian), доброду́шен (dobrodúšen) (Bulgarian), 善良 (shànliáng) (Chinese Mandarin), dobrácký (Czech), zachtaardig (Dutch), goedaardig (Dutch), hyväntahtoinen (Finnish), gutmütig (German), 착하다 (chakhada) (Korean), добродушен (dobrodušen) (Macedonian), dobroduszny (Polish), arcydobry (Polish), доброду́шный (dobrodúšnyj) (Russian), до́брый (dóbryj) (Russian), dobroćudan (Serbo-Croatian), dobrodušen (Slovene), bonachón (Spanish), доброду́шний (dobrodúšnyj) (Ukrainian), ла́гідний (láhidnyj) (Ukrainian)

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