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friend·ly  (frndl)

adj. friend·li·er, friend·li·est

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a friend: friendly advice.

2. Favorably disposed; not antagonistic: a government friendly to our interests.

3. Warm; comforting.

4.

a. User-friendly.

b. Informal Easy to understand or use for a specified agent. Often used in combination: a reader-friendly novel; a consumer-friendly policy.

adv.

In the manner of a friend; amicably.

n. pl. friend·lies Informal

One fighting on or favorable to one's own side: "If I read this right, you're the only friendly we have there right now" Tom Clancy.

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friendli·ly adv.

friendli·ness n.

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friendly

Adjective

[-lier, -liest]

1. showing or expressing liking, goodwill, or trust

2. on the same side; not hostile

3. tending to help or support

Noun

pl -lies

Sport a match played for its own sake and not as part of a competition

friendliness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
Adj.	1.	friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" congenial - suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" hospitable - disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" amicable - characterized by friendship and good will social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior" sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" warm - psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
	2.	friendly - inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement" well-disposed, favorable amicable - characterized by friendship and good will
	3.	friendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" unfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"
	4.	friendly - of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire" hostile - not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"

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friendly

1.

adjective amiable, kind, kindly, welcoming, warm, neighbourly, thick (informal) attached, pally (informal) helpful, sympathetic, fond, outgoing, comradely, confiding, affectionate, receptive, benevolent, attentive, sociable, genial, affable, fraternal, good, close, on good terms, chummy (informal) peaceable, companionable, clubby, well-disposed, buddy-buddy (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. palsy-walsy (informal) matey or maty Brit. (informal) on visiting terms

adjective 2. amicable, warm, familiar, pleasant, intimate, informal, benign, conciliatory, cordial, congenial, convivial << OPPOSITE unfriendly

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A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.

Translations

friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ] adj → simpático

friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ] friend adj → amical(e) (= kind); sympathique, gentil(le); [place] → accueillant(e);

(Pol) [country] → ami(e)

n (also: friendly match) → match amical;

to be friendly with → être ami(e) avec;

to be friendly to → être bien disposé(e) à l'égard de

friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ] friend adj → freundlich;

(government) → befreundet;

(game, match) → Freundschafts-

n (also: friendly match) → Freundschaftsspiel nt;

to be friendly with friend → befreundet sein mit;

to be friendly to friend → freundlich or nett sein zu

friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ] adj → amichevole

n (also: friendly match) → partita amichevole;

to be friendly with → essere amico di;

to be friendly to → essere cordiale con