unneighborliness
- noun
- /ʌnˈneɪbərliːnəs/
- US
- Their continued unneighborliness made it hard for new residents to feel welcome.
Examples
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His unneighborliness was evident when he refused to help the elderly couple next door.
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Her unneighborliness made it difficult for anyone to approach her.
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Acts of unneighborliness can negatively affect a community's sense of unity.
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She was surprised by the unneighborliness in what seemed like such a friendly town.
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The community suffered from unneighborliness during the winter months.
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Acts of unneighborliness can create a hostile environment for families in the neighborhood.
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Many residents expressed their disappointment over the increasing unneighborliness among neighbors.
Synonyms
2
4.1
Lack of care for other people
1
3.9
A cold, not kind way of behaving toward other people
1
8.6
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
1
8.1
A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you
1
8.7
Behavior that is rude and shows bad manners in social situations
1
8.1
Being rude and not polite to other people
1
5.8
Rude actions that show a lack of politeness
1
9.8
Lack of friendliness and harmony in a group or place
A lack of welcome or friendliness to guests
A way of acting toward other people that is distant and not friendly
Antonyms
How Neighborly
- US
2
3.2
62
1.0
2
2.3
66
4.6
- US
120
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
unneighborliness = unneighborly (transparent) = un + neighbor + ly + ness
Formed regularly from 'unneighborly' by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Unneighborliness comes from un- ('not'), neighbor ('someone who lives near you'), and -liness ('the state of'). A helpful way to remember it is this: since neighborliness means being friendly and helpful to people nearby, unneighborliness is the lack of that friendliness.