FRIENDLY

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”

friendly

(noun) troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; “friendlies came to their rescue”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

friendly (comparative friendlier or more friendly, superlative friendliest or most friendly)

Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.

Without any hostility.

Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.

(military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports

(number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

(in compounds) Not damaging to, or compatible with (the compounded noun)

Antonyms

• hostile

• unfriendly

Hyponyms

• eco-friendly

• environmentally friendly

• family-friendly

• finger-friendly

• print-friendly

• printer-friendly

• radio-friendly

• tool-friendly

• user-friendly

Noun

friendly (plural friendlies)

(sports) A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

A person or entity on the same side in a conflict.

Etymology 2

Adverb

friendly (comparative more friendly, superlative most friendly)

(archaic) In a friendly manner, like a friend.

Synonyms

• amicably, friendlily

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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