neighbourly or US neighborly(ˈneɪbəlɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- kind, friendly, or sociable, as befits a neighbour
Alternative Forms
ˈneighbourliness ˈneighborliness nounSynonyms
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helpful,
kind,
social,
civil,
friendly,
obliging,
harmonious,
amiable,
considerate,
sociable,
genial,
hospitable,
companionable,
well-disposed,
Usage examples
But Ellen Thomas had been neighbourly and a woman in distress spoke to his sense of protectiveness.
, MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY (2003)Where the virtue is highly developed there is often not merely an actual but an absolute shrinkage in all sweet neighbourly charities.
British Medical Journal (2002)We are asking the public to please be patient and neighbourly.
canada.com (2004)Worse, he can be confronted by follow, followers of the other side whose greetings can be less than neighbourly.
Glasgow Herald (2002)To no one's surprise the Finns refused, giving Stalin the pretext for abandoning neighbourly neutrality and planning an invasion.
, THE HUNTING OF MAN (2004)