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neighborly

/nˈeɪbɚli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
neigh-bor-ly
IPA
/nˈeɪbɚli/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

US standard spelling of neighbourly.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English neighbor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English neighborly From neighbor + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

neighborlier (comparative) neighborliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

neighborlily neighborliness unneighborly

Synonyms

neighbourly

Rhymes With

neighbourly

Questions

How do you pronounce neighborly?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈeɪbɚli/.
What does neighborly mean?
US standard spelling of neighbourly.
Where does neighborly come from?
Etymology tree English neighbor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English neighborly From neighbor + -ly.

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