Neighborliness
n.kind, calmwarm
What it means
Friendly and helpful behavior toward people nearby.
Reach for it when praising considerate local behavior that turns proximity into community
Simple neighborliness kept older residents connected during the winter.
Choose between these
7- everyday
when a welcoming manner is the chief quality
not when Friendliness alone does not include practical help or local responsibility.
- warm
community spirit
when shared enthusiasm and action extend across a place
not when The phrase concerns collective identity, not one person's considerate behavior.
- warm
when practical assistance matters more than local connection
not when Helpfulness can occur anywhere and need not create an ongoing neighborly bond.
- professional
when respectful everyday conduct is the realistic standard
not when Civility is thinner and more formal than generous neighborliness.
- formal
when benevolent intention supports cooperation
not when Goodwill may remain only an attitude without any neighborly action.
- formal
when neighbors actively support one another through shared difficulty
not when Solidarity is stronger, often political, and can overstate ordinary kindness.
- literary
when sympathetic identification with nearby people is central
not when The phrase is old-fashioned and may sound abstract beside concrete acts.
Said against
3- hostility
- indifference
- selfishness
It naturally appears in
3- spirit of neighborliness
A spirit of neighborliness kept the cooling center staffed all week.
- simple neighborliness
Simple neighborliness meant checking whether the older residents needed medicine.
- show neighborliness
Residents show neighborliness by keeping the shared entrance clear.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: friendly and helpful conduct toward neighbors opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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