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friendly¹

  • /ˈfɹɛnd.li/
  • /ˈfɹɛn.li/

Rhymes with -ɛndli, -ɛnli

Where it comes from

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.

adjective friendlier · more friendly · friendliest · most friendly

  1. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character. Your cat seems very friendly.
  2. Inviting, characteristic of friendliness. He gave a friendly smile.
  3. Having an easy or accepting relationship with something. a user-friendly software program
  4. in compounds Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun). The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly.
  5. Without any hostility. a friendly competition
  6. Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious. a friendly breeze or gale
  7. usually 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.
  8. Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy. friendly

Similar: affectionate, amiable, bonhomous, amicable, chummy, companionable, congenial, cordial, facile, familiar, friendly, genial

noun friendlies

  1. 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.
  2. A person or entity on the same side as one's own in a conflict. These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style.

friendly²

  • /ˈfɹɛnd.li/
  • /ˈfɹɛn.li/

Rhymes with -ɛndli, -ɛnli

Where it comes from

From Middle English frendly, frendliche, from Old English frēondlīċe (“in a friendly manner”), equivalent to friend + -ly.

adverb more friendly · most friendly

  1. In a friendly manner; like a friend. And looke we friendly on them when they come: But if they offer word or violence, Weele fight fiue hundred men at armes to one, Before we part with our poſſeſſion: […]

Friendly³

proper noun

  1. A suburban settlement just west of Sowerby Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0524).
  2. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
  3. A neighbourhood of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States.
  4. A town in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
  5. A surname.

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