neighbourly
adjective
kind, friendly, or sociable, as befits a neighbour
neighbourliness
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a word derived from
neighbourly.
Example Sentences
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Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei confirmed the visit, saying on X that Tehran "is determined to continuously strengthen relations with its neighbours based on the policy of good neighbourliness and common interests".
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
"The two sides emphasised good neighbourliness and mutual respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the report said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 8, 2023
It was a post-pandemic call for greater neighbourliness and cohesion, with the royal couple going around the tables chatting to the guests.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2022
Less harrowing but similarly troubling and often unspoken about is the fractured sense of brotherhood and neighbourliness which have, rightly or wrongly, grown dangerously permanent between the Congolese and the Rwandan in recent years.
From Forbes ● Aug. 1, 2014
On this being refused, he proceeded to force the entrance, and presented himself before the amazed inmate with quite a string of strong adjectives for the bad behaviour in not reciprocating his neighbourliness.
From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Walter Runciman
