good-neighborliness

noun

the state of being good neighbors

Similar
neighborlinessneighbourlinessgood-neighbourliness
OriginEnglish neighbor ← Middle English good ← Old English gōd →
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Meanings

noungood-neighborliness (uncountable)

alternative UK good-neighbourliness

  1. USuncountablethe state of being good neighbors
  2. USuncountablefriendship and cooperation with, and noninterference in the internal affairs of another country

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors

Similar
neighborlinessneighbourlinessgood-neighbourliness
Broader
friendliness
Also see
good-neighbourlinessneighborlinessneighbourliness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰedʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*gadanąvṛd.
  3. Proto-Germanic*gōdaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*gōd
  5. Old Englishgōd
  6. Middle Englishgood
  7. Englishgood
  8. Englishneighbor
  9. Englishgood-neighborliness

From good + neighbor + -ness.

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Translations

Bulgarian добросъсе́дство
  • добросъсе́дство (dobrosăsédstvo)state of good neighbors
Polish dobrosąsiedztwo
  • dobrosąsiedztwostate of good neighbors
Russian добрососе́дство
  • добрососе́дство (dobrososédstvo)state of good neighbors
Swedish grannsämja
  • grannsämjastate of good neighbors
Ukrainian добросусі́дство
  • добросусі́дство (dobrosusídstvo)state of good neighbors
Cite this entry
APA

good-neighborliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-neighborliness

MLA

“good-neighborliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-neighborliness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good-neighborliness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good-neighborliness.

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