Friendliness

  • 101Amities — Amity Am i*ty, n.; pl. {Amities}. [F. amiti[ e], OF. amisti[ e], amist[ e], fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations;… …

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  • 102Amity — Am i*ty, n.; pl. {Amities}. [F. amiti[ e], OF. amisti[ e], amist[ e], fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly… …

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  • 103Friending — Friend ing, n. Friendliness. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 104Friendship — Friend ship, n. [AS. fre[ o]ndscipe. See {Friend}, and { ship}.] 1. The state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will …

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  • 105Subderivative — Sub de*riv a*tive, n. A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root; as, friendliness is a subderivative, being derived from friendly , which is in turn a derivative from friend. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106affable — adjective Etymology: Middle English affabyl, from Anglo French, from Latin affabilis, from affari to speak to, from ad + fari to speak more at ban Date: 15th century 1. being pleasant and at ease in talking to others < an affable host > 2.&#8230; …

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  • 107bonhomie — noun Etymology: French bonhomie, from bonhomme good natured man, from bon good + homme man Date: 1779 good natured easy friendliness • bonhomous adjective …

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  • 108clubby — adjective (clubbier; est) Date: 1859 characteristic of a club or club members: as a. displaying friendliness especially to other members of the same social group ; sociable b. open only to qualified or approved persons ; select, elite • …

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  • 109comfortable — adjective Date: 1769 1. a. affording or enjoying contentment and security < a comfortable income > b. affording or enjoying physical comfort < a comfortable chair > < was too comfortable to move > 2 …

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  • 110estrange — transitive verb (estranged; estranging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estrangir, estranger, from Medieval Latin extraneare, from Latin extraneus strange more at strange Date: 15th century 1. to remove from customary environment or&#8230; …

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