Chumminess — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Chummy (adjective)

Chummy is a different word from Chumminess. The synonyms below are for chummy, not for chumminess.

1. closely acquainted

   "the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy"

   similar: bosom, buddy-buddy, close, especial, familiar, friendly, inseparable, intimate, inward, near, thick, tight
   related: clannish, close-knit, tight-knit, affable, boon, companionable, convivial, cordial, genial, gracious, hearty, gregarious, sociable, social, comfortable, cozy, easy, snug, amicable, neighborly, confidential, secretive, adoring, affectionate, dear, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted, warm
   opposite: distant
   near: aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn

2. having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

   "she was so chummy to me that I sensed that she had put our quarrel behind her"

   similar: amicable, bonhomous, buddy-buddy, collegial, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, matey (chiefly British), neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy (slang), warm, warmhearted
   related: affable, agreeable, approachable, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, nice, sweet, clubby, convivial, folksy, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social, jolly, jovial, merry, extroverted, outgoing, brotherly, fraternal, sisterly, close, familiar, intimate, adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, tenderhearted
   opposite: antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly
   near: alienated, estranged, chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry, unsociable, unsocial, aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, inhospitable, inimical