friendliness

/ˈfrɛndlinɪs/

/ˈfrɛndlinəs/

Other forms: friendlinesses

Friendliness is a quality of openness and warmth that makes you feel welcome and at ease. If you are known for your friendliness, your teacher might ask you to show a new student around.

Your friendliness is evident in your facial expressions, body language, and, most importantly, in the way you treat other people. You might visit a foreign country and remark at everyone's friendliness, from store cashiers to smiling folks on the street. Other words for friendliness include cordiality and kindness.

Definitions of friendliness

1. noun

   a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
   antonyms:

   unfriendliness

   dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness

   types:

   amicability, amicableness

   a disinclination to quarrel

   good will, goodwill

   the friendly hope that something will succeed

   brotherhood

   the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers

   type of:

   liking

   a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
2. noun

   a friendly disposition
   antonyms:

   unfriendliness

   an unfriendly disposition

   types:

   affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality

   a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

   amicability, amicableness

   having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness

   closeness, familiarity, intimacy

   close or warm friendship

   accessibility, approachability

   the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

   congeniality

   a congenial disposition

   amity, cordiality

   a cordial disposition

   good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness, neighborliness, neighbourliness

   a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors

   hospitableness

   having a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining

   helpfulness, kindliness

   friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

   condescendingness, condescension

   affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

   mellowness

   geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana

   sweetness and light

   a mild reasonableness

   type of:

   disposition, temperament

   your usual mood