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friend·ly
(frĕnd'lē) 
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
In the manner of a friend; amicably.
n. Informal, pl., -lies.
One fighting on or favorable to one's own side: "If I read this right, you're the only friendly we have there right now" (Tom Clancy).
friendlily friend'li·ly adv.
friendliness friend'li·ness n.
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
- Of, relating to, or befitting a friend: friendly advice.
- Favorably disposed; not antagonistic: a government friendly to our interests.
- Warm; comforting.
- User-friendly.
- Informal. Easy to understand or use for a specified agent. Often used in combination: a reader-friendly novel; a consumer-friendly policy.
In the manner of a friend; amicably.
n. Informal, pl., -lies.
One fighting on or favorable to one's own side: "If I read this right, you're the only friendly we have there right now" (Tom Clancy).
friendlily friend'li·ly adv.
friendliness friend'li·ness n.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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friendlily
is available as an adverb from friendly but because of its awkwardness it is rarely used:
The women...still addressed him friendlily—William Trevor, 1980
The nuisance on the train still friendlily smiles, but he's looking for more than a chat and a drinking companion now—Independent, 1995.There are well under a hundred examples on the Old English (up to 1150)C; the phrasal alternative in a friendly way (or manner) often serves better.
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| frock, frolic verb, from |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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friendly
adjective
- Of or befitting a friend or friends: amicable, neighborly, warmhearted. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, love/hatred.
- Very closely associated: chummy, close, familiar, intimate1. Informal thick. Slang tight. Idioms: hand in glove with. See love/hatred.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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friendly
adj
Definition: intimate, companionable
Antonyms: aloof, antagonistic, cold, cool, incompatible, uncompanionable, unfriendly, unreceptive, unsociable
adj, adv
Definition: intimate
Antonyms: belligerent, contentious
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adj. friendlier, friendliest (of troops or equipment) of, belonging to, or in alliance with one's own forces.
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friendly
IN BRIEF: n. - Troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces adj. - Characteristic of or befitting a companion; Of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; Easy to understand or use adj. - Favorably disposed.
A friendly eye could never see such faults.
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friendly
sign description: Both hands make a fluttering motion with the fingers as they move up the face.
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Friendly
Friendly means acting in a non-threatening manner toward and/or showing kindness to someone, as a friend would behave. Thus friendly implies a mode of friendship as distinct from amiable or genial. Professional service is expected to be amiable or genial but not necessarily friendly. The opposite is unfriendly or even hostile.
It is also the name of:
People
- Fred W. Friendly, former president of CBS News
- Friendly (musician), the stage name of Australian-born musician Andrew Kornweibel
- Henry Friendly, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Michael Friendly (born 1945), a professor of psychology at York University in Ontario, Canada
- Tom Friendly, a character in TV series Lost
Other uses
- Exhibition game or friendly match, in association football; a game which has no consequence in a wider competition
- Friendly (Farthing Wood), a book character
- Friendly numbers, numbers which share the ratio (sum of factors) : (original number)
- Friendly's, an American restaurant chain
- Friendly Social Network, a Filipino Social Network
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Friendly
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - venlig, venskabelig
n. - venskabskamp
adv. - på venlig vis
idioms:
- friendly society forsørgelsesforening
Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendelijk, vriendschappelijk, helpend, bevriend, makkelijk in het gebruik, vriendschappelijke wedstrijd
Français (French)
adj. - affectueux, amical, sympathique, accueillant, réceptif, bien disposé envers
n. - qui préserve/qui respecte (dans les éléments de mots), qui ne nuit pas à, convivial, (Sport) amical (match)
adv. - avec bienveillance, amicalement, affectueusement, aimablement
idioms:
- friendly society (GB) assurance mutuelle
Deutsch (German)
adj. - befreundet, freundlich, freundschaftlich
n. - freundlich gesinnter Mensch
adv. - freundlich, freundschaftlich
idioms:
- friendly society Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλικός, ευμενής
idioms:
- friendly society Ταμείο Αλληλοβοηθείας
Italiano (Italian)
amichevole, affabile
idioms:
- friendly society società di mutuo soccorso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amigável
idioms:
- friendly society sociedade de mütuo socorro
Русский (Russian)
дружеский, товарищеский, благоприятный, сочувствующий, дружелюбно
idioms:
- friendly society общество взаимопомощи
Español (Spanish)
adj. - amigo, aliado, amable, simpático, amistoso
n. - amigo, aliado
adv. - amigablemente, amistosamente
idioms:
- friendly society mutualidad
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänlig, välvillig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
友好的, 互助的, 亲切的, 友好的人, 表示友好的本地人, 友善地, 温和地
idioms:
- friendly society 互助会
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 友好的, 互助的, 親切的
n. - 友好的人, 表示友好的本地人
adv. - 友善地, 溫和地
idioms:
- friendly society 互助會
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 친한, 쓸모 있는
n. - 친선경기
adv. - 친구처럼, 친절하게
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 親しい, 好意的な, 友好的な, 親切な, 助けとなる, 好都合の
idioms:
- friendly society 共済組合
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ودود , لطيف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ידידותי, נוח, מוכן ל-
n. - אדם ידידותי
adv. - באופן ידידותי
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