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
The Neighborhood began its run in 2018 with a simple premise: What if the friendliest guy from the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his friendliness?
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the goal is to use the model for customer service and everyday tasks where friendliness and emotional intelligence (EQ) are more important than math skills, for example.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
The place has changed hands a few times since, but its quality and friendliness have remained consistent.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Trump's friendliness toward Putin isn't a new phenomenon.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendliness
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the goal is to use the model for customer service and everyday tasks where friendliness and emotional intelligence (EQ) are more important than math skills, for example.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
The place has changed hands a few times since, but its quality and friendliness have remained consistent.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Trump's friendliness toward Putin isn't a new phenomenon.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friendliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendliness
Noun
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Tommy is the person to bring up that subject more than anyone else on the show, because Buck is unnaturally dependent on his friendship with Eddie.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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They're paired up as roommates and forge an unlikely friendship, but after an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), Glinda and Elphaba go down two starkly different paths.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Though federal and state funding played an important role in these projects, they were driven more by the commitment and generosity of the individuals, families, and philanthropic organizations that make the Wildlands Partnership possible.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Healthy relationships allow for generosity without expectation, where both partners feel free to set boundaries without fear of emotional debt.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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His unwavering faith, kindness, and dedication to serving others have left an indelible mark on all who knew him.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sure, the product is important, but kindness—the opposite of rudeness and apathy—is what keeps them coming back.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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While tariffs can be negotiated away with the stroke of a pen, rebuilding consumer trust and goodwill toward Americans and its products could take a generation.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
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This feels like a moment for constructive politics, for saying the right things, for trying to preserve just enough goodwill to light up the stadium next Thursday for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Friendliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendliness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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