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1. (adj.) friendly
characteristic of or befitting a friend:
a friendly greeting.
2. friendly
like a friend; kind; helpful.
3. friendly
favorably disposed; inclined to approve, help, or support.
4. friendly
not hostile or at variance; amicable.
5. friendly
easy or pleasant to use, operate, understand, or experience (usu. used in combination):
visitor-friendly museums; viewer-friendly art; a friendly computer.
6. (adv.) friendly
Also, friendli&sylnb;ly. in a friendly manner; like a friend.
7. (n.) friendly
one who shows no hostility.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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| Definition of 'friendly' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) friendly
troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
"friendlies came to their rescue"
2. (adj) friendly
characteristic of or befitting a friend
"friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
3. (adj) friendly, favorable, well-disposed
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
"a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
4. (adj) friendly
easy to understand or use
"user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
5. (adj) 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"
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1. (adjective) friendly
≠ unfriendly
The guy at the counter was very friendly.; her friendly smile/voice/personality
2. friendly
≠ harmful
fishing practices that are friendly to dolphins; environmentally-friendly products
3. friendly
-friendly
not an enemy
relations with friendly countries; the friendliness of the local people
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| Definition of 'friendly' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) friendly
having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable
2. (adj) friendly
appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable
3. (adj) friendly
not hostile; as, a friendly power or state
4. (adj) friendly
promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale
5. (adverb) friendly
in the manner of friends; amicably; like friends
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| Definition of 'friendly' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. friendly
A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.
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Sense: kind and willing to make friends
She is very friendly to everybody.
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 Afrikaans: vriendelik |
 Arabic: وُدّي |
 Bulgarian: дружелюбен |
 Brazilian: amigável |
 Czech: přátelský |
 German: freundlich |
 Danish: venlig |
 Greek: φιλικός |
 Spanish: simpático, amigable |
 Estonian: sõbralik |
 Farsi: مهربان |
 Finnish: ystävällinen |
 French: amical |
 Hebrew: יְדִידוּתִי |
 Hindi: स्नेहशील |
 Croatian: prijateljski, srdačan |
 Hungarian: barátságos |
 Indonesian: ramah |
 Icelandic: vinalegur |
 Italian: amichevole, cortese |
 Japanese: 友好的な |
 Korean: 친절한 |
 Lithuanian: draugiškas |
 Latvian: draudzīgs |
 Malay: ramah |
 Dutch: vriendelijk |
 Norwegian: vennlig(sinnet), vennskap |
 Polish: przyjazny |
 Persian: مهربان |
 Pashto: مرسته، دوستانه، دملګرۍ |
 Portuguese: amigável |
 Romanian: prietenos |
 Russian: дружелюбный |
 Slovak: priateľský |
 Slovenian: prijateljski |
 Serbian: druželjubiv |
 Swedish: vänlig |
 Thai: เป็นมิตร |
 Turkish: canayakın |
 Taiwanese: 友好的 |
 Ukrainian: дружній |
 Urdu: دوستانہ |
 Vietnamese: thân ái; thân thiết |
 Chinese: 友好的 |
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