friendly
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (4)friendlier, friendliest
- characteristic of or befitting a friend“friendly advice”“a friendly neighborhood”“the only friendly person here”“a friendly host and hostess”Opposite unfriendlySimilar affable, cozy, chummy, couthie, neighborly, social, comradely, companionateRelates to friendlinessSee also congenial, gracious, hospitable, amicable, social, sociable +1 more
- 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”Synonyms: well-disposedwell disposedOpposite hostileSimilar amicable
- easy to understand or use“user-friendly computers”“a consumer-friendly policy”“a reader-friendly novel”Opposite unfriendly
- of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally“in friendly territory”“he was accidentally killed by friendly fire”Opposite hostile
Noun (1)friendlies
- troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces“friendlies came to their rescue”Opposite hostileType of military personnel, soldiery
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Translations
Adjective approachable, warm
- Spanish
- amistoso
- French
- amical
- German
- freundlich
- Italian
- amichevole
- Portuguese
- amigável
- Turkish
- cana yakın
- Russian
- дружелю́бный druželjúbnyj
- Arabic
- وَدُود wadūd
- Chinese
- 友好 yǒuhǎo
- Dutch
- vriendelijk
25 more languages
- Polish
- przyjazny
- Swedish
- vänlig
- Greek
- φιλικός filikós
- Indonesian
- ramah
- Vietnamese
- thân thiện
- Hungarian
- barátságos
- Portuguese (PT)
- amigável
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 友好 yǒuhǎo
- Albanian
- miqësor
- Catalan
- amistós
- Czech
- přátelský
- Danish
- venlig
- Esperanto
- amika
- Estonian
- sõbralik
- Finnish
- ystävällinen
- Hebrew
- ידידותי Yediduti
- Icelandic
- vingjarnlegur
- Latvian
- draudzīgs
- Norwegian
- vennlig
- Romanian
- prietenos
- Scottish Gaelic
- càirdeil
- Serbo-Croatian
- prijateljski
- Slovenian
- prijazen
- Welsh
- cyfeillgar
- Yiddish
- פֿרײַנדלעך frayndlekh
Adverb in a friendly manner
- French
- amicalement
- German
- freundlich
- Italian
- amichevolmente
- Portuguese
- amigavelmente
- Turkish
- dostça
- Russian
- дружелю́бно druželjúbno
- Dutch
- vriendelijk
- Polish
- przyjaźnie
- Greek
- φιλικά filiká
- Vietnamese
- thân thiện
9 more languages
- Hungarian
- barátságosan
- Portuguese (PT)
- amigavelmente
- Albanian
- miqësisht
- Czech
- přátelsky
- Esperanto
- amike
- Finnish
- ystävällisesti
- Latvian
- draudzīgi
- Norwegian
- vennlig
- Romanian
- prietenește
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: AS. freéndlīce.
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.— Thomas Babington 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.— Joseph Addison
Synonyms: Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See Amicable.
In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. obsolete William Shakespeare
In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met.— Francis, & Fletcher, John. Beaumont
1. A friendly person; — usually applied to natives friendly to foreign settlers or invaders.
These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style.— E. N. Bennett.
2. Military A member of one's own military forces, or of allied forces.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors