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helpful community

helpful community

2.4
A group of people who give each other advice and support
  • noun
translation icon : comunidad solidaria
  • Community - the most friendly and helpful community I have come across, and (this applies to all distros) if you ever want to find out how to do anything with your Linux box, you can be sure there is a page on the Arch Wiki with the answers.

Examples

  • The local gardening group is a helpful community where members share tips and resources to improve their skills.

  • At the library, I found a helpful community of readers who exchanged book recommendations and writing advice.

  • Joining the online forum provided me with a helpful community that offered support for my new business venture.

Synonyms

support group
vshelpful community
66 2.8

A group of people who meet regularly to give each other help and advice about a shared problem

focus on sharing practical information and advice for common interests or needs

Antonyms

78 4.2

Feeling separated from other people and having little contact

50 3.0

Caring only about yourself and not about other people

How Helpful

helpful community
2.4
support group
66 2.8
forum
  • Texting
430 3.2
community
2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

helpful + community

This is a simple adjective + noun composition: 'helpful' (willing to assist) modifies 'community' (a group of people), so the meaning 'a community that supports or assists its members' is directly derivable from the parts. The compositional pattern is common across languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Helpful community joins helpful ('giving help') and community ('a group of people'). Imagine a small village where neighbors shared food, gave advice and helped each other — that image explains why it means 'a group of people who support and help each other'.