clubbiness

noun

as in cliquishness

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Recent Examples of clubbiness Those looking for community but a little less clubbiness can also check out women’s sports watch parties or sit in the audience for drag king cabaret or burlesque nights. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbiness
  1. mutuality
  2. friendship
  3. cordiality
  4. geniality
  5. goodwill
  6. amity
  7. fidelity
  8. conviviality
Noun
  • This mutuality of benefit establishes the greatest potential for success.
    — Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the themes of the nearly two-hour event were about audacity and mutuality, enduring words King used famously in speeches and writing.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of mutuality
Noun
  • Alongside the music, the film deals with family ties, friendship, identity and the search for belonging, against the backdrop of Britain’s shifting culture at the time.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All this darkness serves only to contrast the beauty—kindness, friendship, love and of course, dogs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of friendship
Noun
  • Joe Biden rose through the Senate, which required cordiality and the ability to strike deals with rivals.
    — Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The cordiality and handsome looks of the dining room are exquisite reminders of elaborate Milanese design.
    — John Mariani, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of cordiality
Noun
  • The commission established in 1937 assures quality and geniality.
    — Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of geniality
Noun
  • The challenge for the Don is to keep their family happy and for the other players to accumulate enough goodwill to keep receiving a portion of the prize.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • With the majority on the line, that goodwill could evaporate quickly.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of goodwill
Noun
  • There are, of course, other models of languages coexisting, with varying levels of amity.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of amity
Noun
  • Lockheed Martin is using high-fidelity simulations and digital engineering to accelerate development.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For example, in August 2025, the China Manned Space Agency successfully tested a high-fidelity mock-up of its 26-ton Lanyue lunar lander.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of fidelity
Noun
  • Via Plinio, 32 Luca Marcellin’s 26-seat cocktail bar couples the conviviality of a neighborhood place with the intrigue of a speakeasy.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Named Maai after a Japanese term (ma-ai) relating to meaningful spacing, timing, or intervals, the 154-foot superyacht combines Japanese restraint with Italian conviviality to create an onboard environment that can be both zen and buzzy.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of conviviality

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“Clubbiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbiness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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