NEIGHBOR
noun
Definitions
- 1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off. Chaucer. Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors. Shak.
- 2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence. Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. Shak.
- 3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves Luke x. 36. The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my neighbor. South.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
NEIGHBOR
(adjective)
Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The neighbor cities." Jer. l. 40. "The neighbor room." Shak.
NEIGHBOR
(verb)
1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to. Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. Sandys.
2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] Shak.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
