different between chummy vs chumminess

English

From chum +? -y.

chummy (comparative chummier or more chummy, superlative chummiest or most chummy)

(informal) Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms.
Synonym: familiar
Antonym: mannered

chummy (plural chummies)

Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”)
- 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
  Sonny's knotted, distrustful face relaxed all at once. "You're goddamned right about that, chummy!" he exclaimed.
(obsolete) A boy who works for a chimney sweep.
(law enforcement slang) Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal.
- 2002, Roy C. Lilley, Paul Lambden, The Tool Kit for Dental Risk Management (page 21)
  What happens when the Old Bill turns up and want to look at 'chummies^[sic] dental records, guv, 'cos 'e's bitten a bloke's ear off in the pub'?

chummy +? -ness

chumminess (uncountable)

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