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- [uhn-frend-lee]
- /ʌnˈfrɛnd li/
- /ʌnˈfrendli/
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- [uhn-frend-lee]
- /ʌnˈfrɛnd li/
Definitions of unfriendly word
- adjective unfriendly not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner. 1
- adjective unfriendly hostile; antagonistic: an unfriendly act of aggression. 1
- adjective unfriendly unfavorable; inhospitable or inimical, as an environment: an unfriendly climate for new ideas. 1
- adverb unfriendly in an unfriendly manner. 1
- adjective unfriendly cold 1
- adjective unfriendly If you describe a person, organization, or their behaviour as unfriendly, you mean that they behave towards you in an unkind or rather hostile way. 0
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Origin of unfriendly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (adj.); Old English unfreondlīche (adv.). See un-1, friendly
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Parts of speech for Unfriendly
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unfriendly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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adj unfriendly
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
noun unfriendly
- antinomy — opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a law
- bad blood — If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other.
- bile — Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
- biles — Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- despites — in spite of; notwithstanding.
adjective unfriendly
- abrasive — Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude.
- acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- cliquey — If you describe a group of people or their behaviour as cliquey, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
Antonyms for unfriendly
adj unfriendly
- acceptive — ready or willing to accept
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
noun unfriendly
- acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
- comity — mutual civility; courtesy
- communion — Communion with nature or with a person is the feeling that you are sharing thoughts or feelings with them.
- courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
adv unfriendly
- amiably — having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
- approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
- conveniently — suitable or agreeable to the needs or purpose; well-suited with respect to facility or ease in use; favorable, easy, or comfortable for use.
- favorably — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
adjective unfriendly
- amical — (now rare) Friendly, amicable.
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
- congenerous — Having the same (kind of) origin or action.
- conversible — Capable of being converted.
adverb unfriendly
- enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
- favourably — (British, Canada) In a favourable manner.
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