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
friendliest
superlative form of friendly: most 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
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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.
