neighborly

[ney-ber-lee]

adjective

1. having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.

Other Word Forms

• neighborliness noun
• unneighborliness noun
• unneighborly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neighborly¹

First recorded in 1515–25; neighbor + -ly

Example Sentences

What follows is less of a neighborly conversation than Nile prodding a potential victim for exploitable weaknesses.

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He’s onstage but could very well be exchanging a few neighborly words with us on our street.

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“It’s just a super safe place, and people are friendly and kind and neighborly.”

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After the conversation, Officer Chase Lambert said the call to the residence was over a neighborly dispute.

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The couple was described as private but neighborly by those who got to know them over the years.

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Related Words

• amiable 
• considerate 
• cordial 
• gracious 
• harmonious 
• hospitable 
• sociable