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neighborliness

neigh·bor·ly
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ney-ber-lee]
    • /ˈneɪ bər li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

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Synonyms 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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