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Unfriendliness

Unfriendly \Un*friend"ly\, a.

  1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an unfriendly neighbor.

  2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as, weather unfriendly to health. [1913 Webster] -- Un*friend"li*ness, n.

Wiktionary
unfriendliness

n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state of being unfriendly. 2 (context countable English) An unfriendly act.

WordNet
unfriendliness
  1. n. dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness [ant: friendliness]

  2. an unfriendly disposition [ant: friendliness]

Usage examples of "unfriendliness".

Whatever the layout of the berserker station on Summerland proved to be like, whatever its size, the basic unfriendliness of its design to human intruders could be taken for granted-forget about airlocks, or supplies of air and water.

Browne, who throughout the trial had glared at Maitland with an unfriendliness which must have been apparent to everyone, now lowered blacker than ever, it seemed to me.

Sometimes I think that friendliness is the only achievement of life worth while--and unfriendliness the only tragedy.

It was hard to read expressions at the speed they were making, but Caine thought he saw unfriendliness and even hostility in the occasional glances sent at the Security car.

The unfriendliness on all three faces hardened to menace, and the whole room became very still.

He tried to neutralize the dangerous Williams by developing a friendship for him and pretending to unfriendliness with Hennes.

But did his unfriendliness go so far as to prompt him to intervene with untruths?

It was a simple question, without unfriendliness, and I decided to answer honestly.

Rhys said with cool unfriendliness, turning back to finish with his horse.

I expected, and her manner did subtly alter, not to one of unfriendliness, but to a cut-off of intimacy.

She ignored his not-quite-audible grumble and scowled at Shadith who was staring with much unfriendliness at the imploring zel.

It was not a friendly look, but the unfriendliness was impersonal, the way a bear stung by a deer fly will turn and clout the bear eating blueberries next to him.

It was the Blagulon Kappa policecraft, a bulbous sharklike affair, slate green in colour and smothered with black stencilled letters of varying degrees of size and unfriendliness.