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friendly

  (frĕnd') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a friend: friendly advice.
  2. Favorably disposed; not antagonistic: a government friendly to our interests.
  3. Warm; comforting.
    1. User-friendly.
    2. Informal. Easy to understand or use for a specified agent. Often used in combination: a reader-friendly novel; a consumer-friendly policy.
adv.

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.
 
 
Thesaurus: friendly

adjective

  1. Of or befitting a friend or friends: amicable, neighborly, warmhearted. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, love/hatred.
  2. Very closely associated: chummy, close, familiar, intimate1. Informal thick. Slang tight. Idioms: hand in glove with. See love/hatred.

 
Antonyms: friendly

adj

Definition: intimate, companionable
Antonyms: aloof, antagonistic, cold, cool, incompatible, uncompanionable, unfriendly, unreceptive, unsociable

adj, adv

Definition: intimate
Antonyms: belligerent, contentious


 

adj. friendlier, friendliest (of troops or equipment) of, belonging to, or in alliance with one's own forces.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 

(DOD) A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.

 
Word Tutor: friendly
pronunciation

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.

pronunciation A friendly eye could never see such faults.

 
Wikipedia: Friendly (disambiguation)
In Wikipedia, Friendly may refer to the javascript tool Friendly.

Friendly means behaving in a kind way to someone, as a friend would behave. The opposite is unfriendly.

It is also the name of:

  • An Australian electronic musical group:
    • Friendly (band)

It can also mean:

As a noun, it also refers to a non-competitive sporting fixture.


 
Translations: Translations for: 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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