#158 bonhomie

bonhomie- exuberant friendliness

- C18 from French, from bonhomme- good-humoured fellow, from bon good+homme man

A state known for gently rolling grasslands, rich black soils and cowboy bonhomie is increasingly noted for flaring tempers.

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#157 bona fide

bona fide- real or genuine; undertaken in good faith

- C16 from Latin

The bona fide manuscript was displayed in the museum.

We have a bona fide agreement.

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#156 bludger

bludger- a person who scrounges; a person who avoids work; a person in authority regarded as ineffectual by those working under him

- Australian, New Zealand- informal

The rogue bludger undermined the good will shown by the other team members working on the project.

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#155 blithe

blithe- very happy or cheerful; heedless; casual and indifferent

- Old English- blithe

- also blithely, blitheness

She accepted the honor and the duties in blithe confidence, never dreaming of difficulties.

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#154 blatant

blatant- glaringly conspicuous or obvious; offensively noticeable

- C16 coined by Edmund Spenser; influenced by Latin blatire- to babble; Low German- pladderen

- also blatancy- noun, blatantly- adverb

That's a blatant lie. Moreover, you have a blatant disregard for the truth.

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#153 blancmange

blancmange- a jelly-like dessert, stiffened usually with cornflour and set in a mould

- C14 from Old French blanchir from blanc white

What is that thing that looks like an inebriated blancmange?

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#152 blain

blain- a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin

- Old English blegen; related to Middle Low German bleine

The blain is more frequent in spring and summer than at other seasons for some animals.

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