as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
the family was overwhelmed by the friendliness of the welcoming committee
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Recent Examples of friendliness
Luxury meets pet-friendliness with spacious rooms and attentive service.
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Security tools that don’t prioritize an easy and engaging UX are much more likely to face reluctance from end-users than those that prioritize accessibility and user-friendliness.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Next year, this historic eatery celebrates 80 years of serving tasty, homestyle fare with neighborly friendliness.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Security tools that don’t prioritize an easy and engaging UX are much more likely to face reluctance from end-users than those that prioritize accessibility and user-friendliness.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Next year, this historic eatery celebrates 80 years of serving tasty, homestyle fare with neighborly friendliness.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendliness
Noun
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After a successful night in coverage — and given his friendship with Morrison — Stevenson was convinced that the final pass wasn’t coming his way.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, the film found an adoring audience that connected with its depiction of bisexuality, its wry post-9/11 humor, and its themes of female friendship.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Until then, the museum had relied largely on the generosity of wealthy patrons donating the contents of their wardrobe.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Visuals of exaggerated cordiality between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and President Xi Jinping of China at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on September 1 displayed China’s convening power.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of the institute’s medical personnel, Farah (Kate Dickie), greets them with the kind of clinical cordiality that undercuts its outwardly soothing welcome with unnerving detachment.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because of its smallish size, Kentucky’s capital (population 28,000) is a city where neighborliness and politics go hand in hand.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But thanks to a free tool called Love Lost and the kindness of a good neighbor, Louie is back home safe and sound.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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For her kindness and friendship, for her humour and irrepressible enthusiasm, for her curiosity, for her courage, and for her profound love of animals.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The one moment that has brought more goodwill to Pillion than any marketing campaign so far was a brief exchange between Skarsgård and actor Pedro Pascal at Cannes.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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But those scraps of goodwill may be vanishing.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Friendliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendliness. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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