chumminess
Buddy-buddy vibe present
Chumminess is the quality of being friendly and familiar in a way that suggests close companionship.
It often carries a slightly skeptical edge, implying the friendliness may be excessive, performative, or inappropriate to the actual relationship: The forced chumminess between the rival executives fooled no one.
The word derives from chum, an informal term for a close friend.
Mutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
solidarity · teamwork · brotherhood · sisterhood · kinship · togetherness · closeness · group cohesion
Warm and approachable
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- amiableGood-natured and likable
- congenialFriendly and likable
sociable · approachable · good-natured · easygoing · amicable · neighborly · companionable · likable
Unwarranted intimate manner
- presumptuousnessExcessive forwardness or boldness
- forwardnessUndue familiarity or boldness
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
ingratiating · schmoozing · backslapping · glad-handing · cloying · smarminess · fawning · obsequiousness
State of proximity
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- confidantesTrusted secret-keepers
- buddiesInformal term for friends
- palsInformal term for companions
mates · inseparability · thick as thieves · tight-knit · inner circle · bosom friends · old friends · personal connection
comradeship
Mutual loyalty among companions
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
rapport · solidarity · teamwork · brotherhood · sisterhood · kinship · togetherness · closeness · group cohesion · cliquishness
affable
Warm and approachable
congenial · sociable · approachable · good-natured · easygoing · amicable · neighborly · companionable · likable · charming
overfamiliarity
Unwarranted intimate manner
- presumptuousnessExcessive forwardness or boldness
- forwardnessUndue familiarity or boldness
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
sycophancy · ingratiating · schmoozing · backslapping · glad-handing · cloying · smarminess · fawning · obsequiousness · unctuous
closeness
State of proximity
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- confidantesTrusted secret-keepers
- buddiesInformal term for friends
pals · mates · inseparability · thick as thieves · tight-knit · inner circle · bosom friends · old friends · personal connection · informality
chumminesscoldness
Low temperature state
aloofness · distance · coolness · remoteness · hostility
chumminessreclusiveness
State of avoiding society
withdrawal · antisociality · unsociability · solitariness · insularity
chumminessformality
Strict observance of convention
stiffness · ceremoniousness · stuffiness · propriety · decorum