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A.Word.A.Day--bonhomie bonhomie (bon-uh-MEE) noun Friendliness; affability; geniality. [From French bonhomie, from bonhomme (good-natured man), from bon (good) + homme (man).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "We have watched how athletes, sportsmen and women from all around the world fought for supremacy in different disciplines in a fiercely competitive yet perfectly friendly way. They upheld peace and bonhomie above everything else." Olympics End; The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Aug 31, 2004. "By the time (Gary) Orfield finishes, the banter and bonhomie have given way to head shaking." John Wolfson; The Road to Perdition; Boston Magazine; Aug 2004. This week's theme: miscellaneous words. X-Bonus A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. -German proverb

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