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- [frend-lee]
- /ˈfrɛnd li/
- /ˈfrendli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [frend-lee]
- /ˈfrɛnd li/
Definitions of friendly word
- adjective friendly characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting. 1
- adjective friendly like a friend; kind; helpful: a little friendly advice. 1
- adjective friendly favorably disposed; inclined to approve, help, or support: a friendly bank. 1
- adjective friendly not hostile or at variance; amicable: a friendly warship; friendly natives. 1
- adjective friendly easy to use, operate, understand, etc. (usually used in combination): a consumer-friendly instruction manual; a friendly food processor. 1
- adjective friendly able to coexist with something without harm or trouble (usually used in combination): environmentally friendly building materials; a child-friendly restaurant. 1
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Origin of friendly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English frendly, Old English frēondlīc. See friend, -ly
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Parts of speech for Friendly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
friendly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
friendly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for friendly
adj friendly
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- cordial — Cordial means friendly.
- beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
noun friendly
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
adjective friendly
- approachable — If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
Antonyms for friendly
adj friendly
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unsociable — not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
noun friendly
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
adjective friendly
- disliking — Present participle of dislike.
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