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neighbourliness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English neighbourly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English neighbourliness From neighbourly + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) UK standard spelling of neighborliness.
    • The after-thought came from over his shoulder, for the Rev. Octavius did not carry universal neighbourliness to the extent of encouraging prolonged wayside conversation. 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London: