neighbourly

English

Alternative forms

• neighborly (US)

Etymology

neighbour +‎ -ly

Adjective

neighbourly (comparative more neighbourly, superlative most neighbourly)

1. (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.

   She's so neighbourly that she always holds a welcoming party for new residents.

   • 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, pages 4–5:

     I got the impression you were looking for something, and it crossed my mind to ask you what that might be. Just being friendly, sir, just being neighbourly.

Derived terms

• good-neighbourly
• neighborlily
• neighbourliness, neighborliness

Translations

friendly

• Belarusian: добрасусе́дскі (dobrasusjédski)
• Bulgarian: добросъседски (bg) (dobrosǎsedski)
• Estonian: heanaaberlik (et)
• Finnish: naapurillinen
• Georgian: კეთილმეზობლური (ḳetilmezobluri)
• German: nachbarlich
• Hungarian: jószomszédi (hu)
• Italian: amichevole (it), cordiale (it), gentile (it)
• Plautdietsch: nobalich
• Polish: dobrosąsiedzki (pl)
• Russian: добрососедский (ru) m (dobrososedskij)
• Ukrainian: добросусі́дський (dobrosusídsʹkyj)