neighborly

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A form of neighbourly — Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.

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neighbourlyfriendly
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English neighbor →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveneighborly (comparative neighborlier, superlative neighborliest)

comparative neighborlier · superlative neighborliest

  1. USstandardUS standard spelling of neighbourly.

    He's very neighborly: he always collects my mail when I'm away on vacation.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor

Similar
neighbourlyfriendly
Also see
christianneighbourly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishneighbor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishneighborly

From neighbor + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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