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neighborly

neighborly

24 1.6
Friendly and helpful to people who live near you
  • adjective
  • /ˈneɪbərli/
  • US
translation icon : amable
  • He always offers neighborly support when someone needs help with their yard.
  • neighborly love
  • neighborly relations
  • good-neighborly

Examples

  • We had a nice neighborly time there this afternoon, the four of us.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "And are you planning a nice Christmas too?" she asked in her best neighborly voice.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Well, we'll try to be neighborly too.

    Drive (2011)

  • We think it's the neighborly thing to do.

    Malibu Express (1985)

  • No, I was just being neighborly.

    Deck the Halls (2006)

  • And thank you for your neighborly hospitality.

    Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

  • Ezra thought it was the only neighborly thing to do.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • That's mighty neighborly of them.

    Kill Me Again (1989)

  • We currently make our home in a low-key, neighborly suburb outside of Washington, DC.

    Blog text (2)

  • We should all be neighborly and help one another in our community.

Synonyms

benevolent
vsneighborly
53 5.1

Willing to help other people and give them things they need

is about helpfulness and consideration specifically toward nearby people
courteous
vsneighborly
43 3.7

Polite and respectful when you speak or behave

emphasizes practical help and support for people living nearby
hospitable
vsneighborly
14 3.8

Friendly and generous to guests so they feel welcome

focuses on helping people living nearby rather than receiving guests
hostly
vsneighborly
  • Archaic
8.2

Being friendly and welcoming to guests

applies to helping people living nearby rather than hosting visitors
superfriendly
vsneighborly
  • Informal
3.2

Very warm and welcoming to people

is less about high warmth and more about helping nearby people

Antonyms

unfriendly
22 1.9

Not kind or warm to other people

How Friendly

hospitable
14 3.8
warm
280 1.0
helpful
689 1.0
neighborly
  • US
24 1.6
friendly
773 1.0
polite
329 1.0

Surface Forms

neighborly positive
neighbourly positive

Morphology

neighborly = neighbor (transparent) = neighbor + ly

The suffix '-ly' is commonly used to form adjectives indicating a characteristic or manner related to the base noun.

Etymology

Neighborly comes from neighbor, which originally meant someone who lives 'near' you. So to be neighborly is to be friendly and helpful to the people who live close by.