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My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.
Billy Childish

Meaning of "friendliness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIENDLINESS

friendliness  [ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIENDLINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Friendliness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRIENDLINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Agreeableness

Agreeableness is a personality trait manifesting itself in individual behavioral characteristics that are perceived as kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate. In contemporary personality psychology, agreeableness is one of the five major dimensions of personality structure, reflecting individual differences in cooperation and social harmony. People who score high on this dimension tend to believe that most people are honest, decent, and trustworthy. People scoring low on agreeableness are generally less concerned with others' well-being and report having less empathy. Therefore, these individuals are less likely to go out of their way to help others. Low agreeableness is often characterized by skepticism about other people's motives, resulting in suspicion and unfriendliness. People very low on agreeableness have a tendency to be manipulative in their social relationships. They are also more likely to compete than to cooperate. Agreeableness is considered to be a superordinate trait, meaning that it is a grouping of personality sub-traits that cluster together statistically.

Definition of friendliness in the English dictionary

The definition of friendliness in the dictionary is the quality of showing liking or goodwill.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRIENDLINESS


comeliness
ˈkʌmlɪnɪs
dastardliness
ˈdæstədlɪnɪs
deadliness
ˈdedlɪnɪs
godliness
ˈɡɒdlɪnɪs
holiness
ˈhəʊlɪnɪs
kindliness
ˈkaɪndlɪnɪs
lordliness
ˈlɔːdlɪnɪs
loveliness
ˈlʌvlɪnɪs
niggardliness
ˈnɪɡədlɪnɪs
otherworldliness
ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪnɪs
silliness
ˈsɪlɪnɪs
sluggardliness
ˈslʌɡədlɪnɪs
timeliness
ˈtaɪmlɪnɪs
ugliness
ˈʌɡlɪnɪs
unfriendliness
ʌnˈfrendlɪnɪs
ungodliness
ʌnˈɡɒdlɪnɪs
untowardliness
ˌʌntəˈwɔːdlɪnɪs
unwieldliness
ʌnˈwiːldlɪnɪs
user-friendliness
ˌjuːzəˈfrendlɪnɪs
worldliness
ˈwɜːldlɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIENDLINESS

friend
friend at court
friend of Dorothy
friendless
friendlessness
friendlier
friendlies
friendliest
friendlily
friendly
friendly fire
Friendly Islands
friendly match
friendly society
Friends of the Earth
friendship
frier
fries

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIENDLINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
core business
craziness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
happiness
laziness
loneliness
readiness
rough-and-readiness
show business
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of friendliness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRIENDLINESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «friendliness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of friendliness

Translation of «friendliness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIENDLINESS

Find out the translation of friendliness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of friendliness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «friendliness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

友好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

friendliness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मित्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дружелюбие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

simpatia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধুভাবাপন্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

convivialité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keramahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freundlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

友情
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kersane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thân thiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मित्रत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dostluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cordialità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obsługi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дружелюбність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prietenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriendelikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vennlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of friendliness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDLINESS»

The term «friendliness» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDLINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «friendliness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «friendliness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about friendliness

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7 QUOTES WITH «FRIENDLINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word friendliness.
1
Billy Childish
My favourite things are jokes, friendliness and feeling comfortable.
2
Frank Crane
A good motto is: use friendliness but do not use your friends.
3
Jeffrey Gitomer
Your customers are judging every aspect of every transaction and rating everything, from friendliness of people to ease of doing business to quality of product to service after the sale.
4
Townsend Harris
As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness.
5
Roger Staubach
It was not a friendly game, and Jerry certainly did not have friendliness in his eyes. He had an extra mean streak that day. He was out of control and probably should have been ejected.
6
Emma Thompson
I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two.
7
Yani Tseng
I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIENDLINESS»

Discover the use of friendliness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to friendliness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Friendliness
Describes friendliness as the virtue of being kind and helpful and suggests ways in which friendliness can be shown such as playing with others, helping other people, and greeting one another.
Lucia Raatma, 2001
2
Friendliness
Introduces friendliness through examples of everyday situations where this character trait can be used.
Kristin Thoennes Keller, 2005
3
Semi-active Suspension Control: Improved Vehicle Ride and ...
Semi-active Suspension Control provides an overview of vehicle ride control employing smart semi-active damping systems.
Emanuele Guglielmino, Tudor Sireteanu, Charles W. Stammers, 2008
4
User-friendliness of verb syntax in pedagogical dictionaries ...
The study examines the user-friendliness of sources of verb syntax in pedagogical dictionaries of English.
Anna Dziemianko, 2006
5
The Investigation of the Affect Literacy Strategies Have on ...
The three reviewers who evaluated the reader-friendliness effect of the literacy strategies varied in teaching experience, content area, and level of education attained. Reviewer A was a pre-service elementary teacher candidate who was ...
Elizabeth A. Popielarcheck, 2008
6
Becoming a Good Doctor: The Place of Virtue and Character in ...
Friendliness requires the strength to forgive often. Understanding the complex psychological factors in patient hostility toward doctors should make it easier for the doctor to develop this strength. Strength, yes, but friendliness cannot be too ...
James F. Drane, 1988
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Business Communication
The speaker who can project a congenial, gracious, caring, and respectful image —a warm friendliness—can relate more effectively to a listener or to an audience. A smiling face, a well-paced approach, and a genuine concern for feedback ...
A.C. Krizan, Patricia Merrier, Joyce P. Logan, 2007
8
Friendliness
Introduces the value of friendliness and treating others well, presenting hypothetical situations intended to make young readers see the benefit of being a friendly person.
Cynthia A. Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer Klingel, 2007
9
Elder Friendliness and Social Participation of Older Adults ...
This study applied the concept of elder friendliness to leisure-oriented age-restricted communities and examined the social participation, satisfaction and support of residents in order to understand how such communities may facilitate or ...
Teresa M. Morissette, 2009
10
Want To Play?: Kids Talk About Friendliness
Uses an advice-column format to define friendship as a character value and demonstrates how it can be used in daily situations.
Pamela Hill Nettleton, Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIENDLINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term friendliness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Joanna Lumley on her trip to Siberia: Challenge of going back to the …
“There is an ease of movement and friendliness among people and to go back to the Tube station was amazing. Fifty years on and it suddenly ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Photos: Pope Francis in Paraguay
The last leg of Pope Francis' whirlwind tour through Latin America began Friday, where in Paraguay's capital city he praised the friendliness ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»
3
Cape Town voted one of the best cities in the world
... world's best cities were determined by looking at Sights/landmarks in and around the city, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people/friendliness, ... «BusinessTech, Jul 15»
4
Chamber News: First impression sets the tone for tourists visiting …
The friendliness of your response and assistance can set the tone of their visit. I always try to put myself in their position and think about what ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
5
Moira Gordon: Tiger Woods showing his human side
... through the security ranks, determined to shake his hand while others shouted their appreciation with typical Scottish friendliness and wit. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
6
LETTER: Inspira Hospice cared for mother
All of them are to be commended for their unlimited friendliness, assistance and professionalism. Their comforting and loving support was truly ... «Vineland Daily Journal, Jul 15»
7
Ushers serve as 'doorkeepers' to worship
"They set a tone of reverence with their friendliness. They take care of worshipers' needs throughout the service so [pastors] can focus on God's ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
8
Missing a mentor
... has provided for my family and me, the beauty of nature that surrounds us here and the kindness, friendliness and faithfulness of its residents. «Aitkin Independent Age, Jul 15»
9
Bing follows Google's lead on mobile search
... choosing instead to use a slow release they're calling the “mobile-friendliness road map” in order to better communicate the changes, reduce ... «Goshen News, Jul 15»
10
Observations on Returning From England
That shouldn't be a surprise, but I've been traveling overseas for more than 30 years and have never been so struck by the friendliness of ... «Power Line, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Friendliness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/friendliness>. Apr 2024 ».
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