friendly
(adjective) characteristic of or befitting a friend; “friendly advice”; “a friendly neighborhood”; “the only friendly person here”; “a friendly host and hostess”
friendly
(adjective) of or belonging to your own country’s forces or those of an ally; “in friendly territory”; “he was accidentally killed by friendly fire”
friendly
(adjective) easy to understand or use; “user-friendly computers”; “a consumer-friendly policy”; “a reader-friendly novel”
friendly, well-disposed, well disposed
(adjective) inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; “a government friendly to our interests”; “well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States”; “a relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
friendlier
comparative form of friendly
Source: Wiktionary
Friend"ly, a. Etym: [AS. freéndlice.]
1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable. In friendly relations with his moderate opponents. Macaulay.
3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.
4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale. On the first friendly bank he throws him down. Addison.
Syn.
– Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See Amicable.
Friend"ly, adv.
Definition: In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak. In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
