unfriendliness
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3.9
- noun
- /ʌnˈfrɛndliˌnɛs/
:
desamabilidad
- The absence of a smile in these drawings may have been meant to convey unfriendliness.
That feeling of unease and unfriendliness and fear.
- That feeling of unease and unfriendliness and fear.
Examples
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Counselors may expect unfriendliness upon meeting their clients, and this expectation in return might produce a significant barrier to forming a positive therapeutic alliance or even lead to premature termination by the client.
Academic text (2011) -
The attitude risk consists of attitude towards one's own self and others; the students have low self-esteem and feel burned out with unfriendliness.
Academic text (2011) -
Look, I say all of this not out of unfriendliness...
Blog text (2) -
That feeling of unease and unfriendliness and fear.
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"What are you doing with your clothes on?" Lotty Herschel was sharp to the point of unfriendliness.
Fiction book (1990) -
The relevant chapters of her otherwise accurate and entertaining memoir radiate frustration over the contrast between the friendliness of the Swiss people and the unfriendliness of the American diplomats.
Academic text (2002) -
Her unfriendliness towards new students made it difficult for them to feel welcomed.
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The unfriendliness of the staff at the hotel surprised many guests.
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He noticed a distinct unfriendliness in her tone when they disagreed.
Synonyms
7
3.2
Lack of warmth or friendliness in someone's behaviour
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4.1
Lack of care for other people
1
5.8
A cold, unfriendly feeling between people
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8.1
A lack of warmth or friendliness in how someone acts
A way of behaving that is cold and unfriendly
Lack of friendliness and harmony in a group or place
A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you
A way someone seems that makes people avoid talking to them
A lack of welcome or friendliness to guests
Being rude and not polite to other people
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
A lack of care or sympathy
Antonyms
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfriendliness = unfriendly (transparent) = un + friend + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'unfriendly', so the noun's meaning is directly predictable from the base adjective.
Etymology
The word unfriendliness is made of un- meaning 'not', the simple word friend meaning 'someone you are friendly to', and the ending -ness meaning 'a state'. So it means the 'state of not being friendly'.