friendlihood

noun

Etymology

Alteration of earlier friendlihead, equivalent to friendly + -hood. Cognate with Dutch vriendlijkheid, Old Danish fryntlighet.

  1. inherited from *frijōndlīkaz
  2. inherited from frēondlīċ
  3. inherited from frendly
  4. suffixed as friendlihood — “friendly + hood

Definitions

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being friendly

    The state, quality, or condition of being friendly; friendliness.

    • “He ran for help as soon as he saw what he'd done. No one thought there was intent about it. Hasn't made for friendlihood between the Ashewells and Medcotes, though.”
  2. Friendship.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for friendlihood. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA