friendliness

UK/ˈfɹɛndlinəs/US/ˈfɹɛndlinəs/

nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,682 of 15,258neutral

Friendliness is a warm and welcoming manner. The friendliness of the staff.

It is about manner rather than friendship, and a stranger can show it in ten seconds. Friendliness is the thing visitors remember about a place long after they have forgotten the sights.

Definitions of friendliness

1nounfriendlinessA warm and welcoming manner.B1+
“The friendliness of that village was mentioned in every review.”

friendliness is a quality.

Where it comes from

Old English freondlic plus -ness, from freond, a friend.

Middle English
freendlynesse,frendlynes
English, today
friendliness

From Middle English freendlynesse,frendlynes, equivalent to friendly + ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

friendliness in the wild

Usability or user-friendliness is the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience.
Usability
The player had been praised for its user-friendliness and compared to the internet TV service Joost.
Adobe Media Player
The country is also referred to as "The Warm Heart of Africa", due to the friendliness of the people.
Tourism in Malawi
The complex has been lauded for its eco-friendliness.
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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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