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friendly

[ frend-lee ]

adjective

friendlier, friendliest.
  1. characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship:

    a friendly greeting.

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  2. like a friend; kind; helpful:

    a little friendly advice.

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  3. favorably disposed; inclined to approve, help, or support:

    a friendly bank.

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  4. not hostile or at variance; amicable:

    a friendly warship;

    friendly natives.

  5. easy to use, operate, understand, etc. (usually used in combination):

    a consumer-friendly instruction manual;

    a friendly food processor.

  6. able to coexist with something without harm or trouble (usually used in combination):

    environmentally friendly building materials;

    a child-friendly restaurant.



adverb

  1. Also ڰԻ·· []. in a friendly manner; like a friend.

noun

plural friendlies.
  1. a person who is in sympathetic relationship to oneself or one's side; an ally or supporter.

-friendly

1

combining form

  1. helpful, easy, or good for the person or thing specified

    ozone-friendly

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friendly

2

/ ˈڰɛԻɪ /

adjective

  1. showing or expressing liking, goodwill, or trust

    a friendly smile

  2. on the same side; not hostile
  3. tending or disposed to help or support; favourable

    a friendly breeze helped them escape

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noun

  1. Also calledfriendly match sport a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰԻԱ, noun
  • ˈڰԻ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڰԻ··Ա noun
  • ·ڰԻ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of friendly1

First recorded before 900; friend + -ly
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Example Sentences

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And the atmosphere for the American press is by no means friendly.

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Despite the stinging rain and unpredictable winds, the friendly, laid-back crowd — a diverse bunch mostly made up of millennials and zoomers — seem perfectly content to wait their turn.

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"Armenia was the most friendly to people from Russia in order to help them move, adapt and so on," he says.

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With the 10th City Nature Challenge — a four-day “bioblitz” competition to document urban animals and plants — beginning this week, now seems the perfect time to celebrate our friendly neighborhood fence lizard.

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“Let’s start in a friendly way and see if we can do this without any statutory or regulatory changes,” Makary said.

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