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- [ney-ber-lee]
- /ˈneɪ bər li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ney-ber-lee]
- /ˈneɪ bər li/
Definitions of neighborliness word
- adjective neighborliness having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly. 1
- noun neighborliness The characteristic of being neighborly. 1
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Origin of neighborliness
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25; neighbor + -ly
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Parts of speech for Neighborliness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neighborliness popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
neighborliness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for neighborliness
noun neighborliness
- friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
- helpfulness — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
- sociability — the act or an instance of being sociable.
Antonyms for neighborliness
noun neighborliness
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- hostility — a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
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