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neighbourly

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, US: /ˈneɪbɚˌli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N EY1 B ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, UK

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neighborly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English neighbour Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English neighbourly From neighbour + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: добрасусе́дскі (dobrasusjédski) — friendly
  • Bulgarian: добросъседски (dobrosǎsedski) — friendly
  • Estonian: heanaaberlik — friendly
  • Finnish: naapurillinen — friendly
  • Georgian: კეთილმეზობლური (ḳetilmezobluri) — friendly
  • German: nachbarlich — friendly
  • Hungarian: jószomszédi — friendly
  • Italian: amichevole — friendly
  • Italian: cordiale — friendly
  • Italian: gentile — friendly
  • Plautdietsch: nobalich — friendly
  • Polish: dobrosąsiedzki — friendly
  • Russian: добрососедский (dobrososedskij) — friendly
  • Ukrainian: добросусі́дський (dobrosusídsʹkyj) — friendly