clubbiness

7.2

Friendly behaviour in a small group that excludes outsiders

noun
/ˈklʌbɪnɪs/

: exclusividad

Perhaps these numbers can speak to struggling magazines like Harper's, whose male-clubbiness I decided to leave a few years ago.

Examples

The exclusive club's clubbiness made it difficult for newcomers to feel welcome.
When conservatives do make the attempt, however, the clubbiness will be an obstacle.

Academic text (2011)
The Post lurches between insightful feature pieces, gleefully cynical editorials, and news no other paper carries to third-rate college journalism and a whiny expatriate clubbiness.

Fiction book (1999)
Her reputation for clubbiness meant that new members often felt left out during group activities.
The team's clubbiness was evident in how they only invited close friends to their celebrations.

Synonyms

comradeship

vsclubbiness

3 4.9

A feeling of friendship and trust among people who spend a lot of time together

is friendly within groups but often keeps outsiders out

sociability

vsclubbiness

2 3.6

Enjoying being with other people and making friends

is friendliness within a group often combined with excluding outsiders

sociality

vsclubbiness

1 7.9

A tendency to live and form groups with other animals or people

is about friendly group feeling that often excludes outsiders

gregariousness

vsclubbiness

1 7.4

Enjoying being with other people

is friendly within a group often adding exclusion of outsiders

cliquishness

vsclubbiness

1 9.3

A habit of spending time only with a small group and ignoring others

is friendly inside groups but less focused on small exclusivity

comradeliness

vsclubbiness

7.5

A friendly, sociable feeling among people who share a common goal

is friendly inside groups but often excludes outsiders

sociableness

vsclubbiness

5.5

A liking for being with other people

is similar but more bound to group loyalty and exclusion

clannishness

vsclubbiness

8.6

A habit of staying close to a small group and avoiding outsiders

is friendliness inside groups rather than purely avoiding outsiders

Antonyms

aloofness

4 7.2

A feeling of being distant from other people and not friendly

How Exclusive

elitism

15 7.5

exclusiveness

1 6.8

clubbiness

7.2

openness

22 3.5

Surface Forms

clubbiness singular

clubbinesses plural

Morphology

clubbiness = clubby (transparent) = club + y + ness

Formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'clubby' to denote the quality or state, a regular and predictable noun formation.

Etymology

Clubbiness comes from club 'a group of people who meet together', like a sports or book club, and the ending -ness 'state or quality'. So, clubbiness is the quality of being friendly and close within a small group, often making people outside the group feel left out.