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
In the South, friendliness is not a passing state but a way of life.
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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
Utah has the best state economy, by my math, which looked at assorted economic grades, job markets, business output, business friendliness and infrastructure.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The models that pulled to the top mostly did so thanks to superior design features, the quality of their construction, and their user-friendliness.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendliness
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
Utah has the best state economy, by my math, which looked at assorted economic grades, job markets, business output, business friendliness and infrastructure.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
The models that pulled to the top mostly did so thanks to superior design features, the quality of their construction, and their user-friendliness.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendliness
Noun
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In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Along the way, the women learn that while romance may come and go, female friendship is the love story that lasts a lifetime.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In fact, Newman said, only children often demonstrated generosity, social skills and emotional intelligence.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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In almost every instance of these notions of generosity, thanks were offered in return.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 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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Our small kindnesses to each other.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The most vulnerable among us deserve the most respect, most compassion, and most kindness.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Resistance strategies began as a matter of survival, but the systems grew, evolved, and even came to foster goodwill across lines of race, class, and, in many cases, political affiliation.—
William D. Lopez,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The manner of his exit that summer, with Leeds in the Championship, soured any goodwill that still existed with their support.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Friendliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendliness. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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