Friendliness

Definition: Friendliness

Friendliness

Noun

1. A feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company.

2. A friendly disposition.

Date "friendliness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Synonym: Friendliness

Synonym: Amity. (additional references)

Antonym: unfriendliness (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Friendship	Noun: friendship, amity; friendliness; Adjective: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality, confraternity; harmony; (concord); peace.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Friendliness

English words defined with "friendliness": affable, alien, alienate, alienating, amiable, amicability, amicableness ♦ cordial ♦ disaffect ♦ estrange, evidenced ♦ Friending ♦ genial ♦ hearty, helpfulness ♦ kindliness ♦ uncordial, unfriendliness, unfriendly. (references)

Specialty definitions using "friendliness": moby. (references)

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	Bluebird of friendliness (Birdhouse in Your Soul; performing artist: They Might Be Giants)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Friendliness (Character Education) (reference) Friendliness and Social Nature: Thoughts on Society and Evidence of Our Moving Toward a Better World (reference) James to the Rescue: A Book About Friendliness (Castle Tales) (reference) User Friendliness of the Library Catalog (reference) (more book examples)
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Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	They met with the utmost friendliness.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	She looked for motive on his face, and found nothing but friendliness.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	We should never cheat and insult and banish one another by our meanness, if there were present the kernel of worth and friendliness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		However, one strength of males with Fragile X is their great sociability and friendliness, in contrast to autistic children, who appear unable to relate to others. (references)
Business		The three pillars and strategic objectives of the European Union's energy policy in the future will be the overall global competitiveness of their energy sources, security of energy supply and the environmental friendliness of their energy sources. (references)
Economic History	Ukraine	U.S.-made pesticides have an excellent reputation for efficiency and environmental friendliness. (references)
	Austria	Highly choreographed and high-pressure sales techniques, for example, or hearty friendliness to someone just met, are absolutely alien to Austria, and are an almost surefire way to bring an early end to negotiations. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	In common with other nations, it is now more determined than ever to promote peace through friendliness and good will, through mutual understandings and mutual forbearance.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	I have received unbounded hospitality and courtesy as their expression of friendliness to our country.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Friendliness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Friendliness" is used about 211 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	211	20,883

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "friendliness": user-friendliness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "friendliness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		mirëdashësi. (various references)

Arabic		‏ملاطفة (caress, civility, courtesy, kind treatment, kindness, petting), ‏لطف (affableness, allay, alleviate, amenity, amiability, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, benignity, civility, courtesy, ease, extenuate, geniality, gentleness, kindness, lighten, mildness, mitigate, moderate, modify, mollify, palliate, politeness, qualify, quell, relax, relieve, smooth, soften, softness, soothe, suavity, sweeten, temper, tone down, urbanity), ‏لطافة (geniality, gentleness, kindness), ‏صحوبية, ‏صداقة (amity, familiarity, friendship). (various references)

Bulgarian		приятелско отношение (amicability), доброжелателство (benevolence, favour, goodwill, kindness). (various references)

Chinese		親切 (amiable, close and dear, cordial, familiar, gracious, hospitality, intimate, kind), 友善. (various references)

Czech		vlídnost (charity, geniality, graciousness), přívìtivost (affability, amiability, pleasantness), přátelskost (amicability), kolegialita. (various references)

Danish		menneskelig venlighed (human friendliness). (various references)

Dutch		vriendelijkheid, gebruikersvriendelijkheid (human friendliness). (various references)

Finnish		käyttäjäystävällisyys (human friendliness). (various references)

French		convivialité (human friendliness), bien vaillance, attitude amicale. (various references)

German		freundlichkeit (affability, cheerfulness, congeniality, cordiality, Favor, favorableness, favour, favourableness, geniality, gentleness, goodwill, kindliness, kindness, orderliness, pleasantness, tenderness). (various references)

Greek		φιλικότησ, φιλικότητα (neighborliness, neighbourliness), φιλικό στον άνθρωπο (human friendliness), φιλοφροσύνη (amenity, amiability). (various references)

Hebrew		י�"י�"ות (affection, amity, familiarity, fellowship, friendship, neighborliness), חברותיות (sociability), � פשיות (cordiality). (various references)

Hungarian		jóakarat (amity, benevolence, benignity, goodwill), nyájasság (affability, comeliness, gentry, honey, kindness, loving-kindness, suavity). (various references)

Italian		rapporti umani (human friendliness), cordialit� (bluffness, cordiality, neighborliness, neighbourliness, warmth), amichevolezza. (various references)

Manx		curtheet (intimate), caarjysagh, caarjoil (amiable, amicable, chummy, familiar). (various references)

Pig Latin		iendlinessfray

Portuguese		sem ninguém. (various references)

Romanian		prietenie (amicability, amity, friendship, good feeling, kindliness, kindness, neighborliness, neighbourliness), bunãvoinţã (amiability, amicableness, benevolence, charity, clemency, condescension, good will, goodwill, grace, graciousness, humanity, kindness, patronage, readiness, stoop, willingness), atitudine prietenoasã, atitudine (attitude, pose, position, stance, standing, station), amiciţie (amity, friendship). (various references)

Russian		дружелюбие (amiability, amiableness, amicability, amicableness, amity, bonhomie, friendship). (various references)

Scottish		carantas (kindness). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		prijateljstvo (amity, friendship). (various references)

Spanish		facilidad de manejo (human friendliness), simpatía (comeliness, fellow feeling, geniality, liking, loveliness, niceness, pleasantness, sympathy, understanding), amistad (amicability, amity, camaraderie, comradeship, concord, friendship, relationship), amabilidad (amenity, amiability, amicability, bonhomie, decency, gentleness, graciousness, kindness, niceness, pleasantness, sympathy). (various references)

Swedish		vänskaplighet (amicability, amity). (various references)

Thai		ความเป็นมิตร (camaraderie, goodwill, neighborliness, neighbourliness, rapport). (various references)

Turkish		samimiyet (bona fides, camaraderie, candor, candour, cordiality, earnestness, familiarity, frankness, heartiness, intimacy, outspokennes, sincereness, sincerity, terms, unaffectedness, warmth), dostluk (amity, attachment, camaraderie, friendship, good fellowship, neighborliness, neighbourliness), arkadaşlık (amity, association, camaraderie, companionship, company, comradeship, fellowship, friendship, good fellowship). (various references)

Turkmen		mylakat (affability). (various references)

Ukrainian		дружелюбність (amiability, amicability, amity, friendship, neighborliness, neighbourliness). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự thân thiết (camaraderie, chumminess), sự thân thiện, sự thân mật (amicability, amicableness, chumminess, cordiality, heartiness, intimacy). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "friendliness": friendlinesses. (additional references)
	Words ending with "friendliness": unfriendliness. (additional references)
	Words containing "friendliness": unfriendlinesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Friendliness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: friandises, friendlies. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "friendliness" (pronounced fre"ndlēnus or fre"nlēnus)
6	-d l ē n u s	deadliness, niggardliness, worldliness.
5	-l ē n u s	cleanliness, ghastliness, holiness, liveliness, loneliness, orderliness, silliness, slovenliness, timeliness, ugliness.
4	-ē n u s	airworthiness, arbitrariness, bagginess, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, contrariness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, edginess, emptiness, frothiness, funniness, hairiness, happiness, laziness, lousiness, nastiness, nosiness, pettiness, queasiness, raciness, readiness, riskiness, roominess, rowdiness, scantiness, shakiness, sleepiness, sloppiness, solitariness, steadiness, stinginess, sturdiness, tardiness, tastiness, trustworthiness, uneasiness, unhappiness, unwieldiness, wariness, weariness, wimpiness, worthiness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, Conus, coolness, correctness, creativeness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, effectiveness, elusiveness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, fullness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, handedness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, quickness, quietness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, robustness, roughness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tartness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, truthfulness, unconsciousness, unfairness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, wryness.
7	-e" n l ē n u s	cleanliness.
6	-n l ē n u s	loneliness, slovenliness.
5	-l ē n u s	deadliness, ghastliness, holiness, liveliness, niggardliness, orderliness, silliness, timeliness, ugliness, worldliness.
4	-ē n u s	airworthiness, arbitrariness, bagginess, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, contrariness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, edginess, emptiness, frothiness, funniness, hairiness, happiness, laziness, lousiness, nastiness, nosiness, pettiness, queasiness, raciness, readiness, riskiness, roominess, rowdiness, scantiness, shakiness, sleepiness, sloppiness, solitariness, steadiness, stinginess, sturdiness, tardiness, tastiness, trustworthiness, uneasiness, unhappiness, unwieldiness, wariness, weariness, wimpiness, worthiness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, Conus, coolness, correctness, creativeness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, effectiveness, elusiveness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, fullness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, handedness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, quickness, quietness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, robustness, roughness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tartness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, truthfulness, unconsciousness, unfairness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, wryness.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-f-i-i-l-n-n-r-s-s"
	-2 letters: dinnerless, friendless, friendlies, infielders, sideliners.
	-3 letters: definiens, densifies, fieriness, firesides, infielder, sideliner, sidelines.
	-4 letters: defilers, definers, deifiers, dieresis, direness, edifiers, fernless, fielders, fineness, fineries, finessed, fireless, fireside, flensers, flinders, fresnels, idleness, infidels, infields, insiders, linseeds, redlines, reinless, rifeness, sideline.
	-5 letters: defiers, defiler, defiles, definer, defines, deifier, deifies, deniers, desires, diesels, dinners, edifier, edifies, eldress.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-f-i-i-l-n-n-r-s-s"
	+2 letters: friendlinesses, unfriendliness.
	+4 letters: unfriendlinesses.
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