cliquishness

noun

Definition of cliquishnessnext
as in clubbiness

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  1. mutuality
  2. friendship
  3. cordiality
  4. amity
Noun
  • For those looking to cultivate a lovebird relationship, focusing on mutuality and romance can be a transformative start.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s a shorter version of the scale that reflects the mutuality and romance of lovebird connections.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of mutuality
Noun
  • In it, Elphaba and Galinda profess their undying friendship; suffice it to say that Grande found the notion of treating her co-star with violent hostility an acting challenge.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The Cancer Full Moon on the 13th highlights your need for friendships and community.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of friendship
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
Noun
  • And despite the show of Franco-English amity in Paris, a combination of political tremors and economic headwinds across Europe is making the task far more difficult.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Next Generation is its assertion that intergalactic amity can exist only in an atmosphere of stifling formality.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Definition of amity
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