friendly
/ˈfɹɛnd.li/ adjective, noun, adverb, proper noun
Forms friendlier friendliest friendlies
- adjective Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character. “Your cat seems very friendly.”
- adjective Inviting, characteristic of friendliness. “He gave a friendly smile.”
- adjective Having an easy or accepting relationship with something. “a user-friendly software program”
- adjective (in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun). “The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly.”
- adjective Without any hostility. “a friendly competition”
- adjective Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious. “a friendly breeze or gale”
- adjective (usually military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports. “The soldier was killed by friendly fire.”
- adjective (number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy. “friendly”
- noun (sports) A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting, etc. “This match is merely a friendly, so don't worry too much about it.”
- noun A person or entity on the same side as one's own in a conflict.
- adverb In a friendly manner; like a friend.
- proper noun A suburban settlement just west of Sowerby Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0524).
- proper noun A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
- proper noun A neighbourhood of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States.
- proper noun A town in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
- proper noun A surname.
Synonyms
chummy familiar affectionate amiable bonhomous amicable companionable congenial cordial facile genial hospitable matey personable simpatico welcoming amicably friendlily favorable well-disposed
Antonyms
hostile unfriendly non-friendly nonfriendly brusque standoffish
Etymology
From Middle English frendly, freendly, frendely, frendlich, from Old English frēondlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz, equivalent to friend + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian früntelk, fjuntelk (“friendly”), West Frisian freonlik (“friendly”), Dutch vriendelijk (“friendly”), German Low German fründelk, frünnelk (“friendly”), German freundlich (“friendly”). Doublet of friendlike.
From Middle English frendly, frendliche, from Old English frēondlīċe (“in a friendly manner”), equivalent to friend + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
- adjective Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
- adverb In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak.
Etymology [AS. freéndlice.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “friendly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details