amicableness

noun

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  1. friendliness
  2. sociability
  3. cordiality
  4. congeniality
Noun
  • In a nod to modernity and environmental friendliness, there are no plastic hotel key cards.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Labrador retrievers, known for their friendly and outgoing nature, bond strongly with family and can show friendliness to strange dogs and humans, according to the American Kennel Club—making the breed a perfect choice for customer-facing roles.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of friendliness
Noun
  • Despite their differences in sociability and communication styles, cats and dogs often find ways to coexist harmoniously.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Civility leads to sociability, a concept that creates a political link between an interactive citizenry and a truly functional republic.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of sociability
Noun
  • Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of cordiality
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  • Even more than his strong, octave-surfing Ontario accent, his willed congeniality—a mix of natural reserve and a morbid aversion to pretense—spoke to something in my bones.
    Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
  • One person’s smile might mean congeniality or joy, while others might be a nervous expression of fear.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of congeniality
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