Definitions for friendly
ˈfrɛnd lifriend·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendlyadjective

   troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

   "friendlies came to their rescue"

2. friendlyadjective

   characteristic of or befitting a friend

   "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

3. friendly, favorable, well-disposedadjective

   inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

   "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

4. friendlyadjective

   easy to understand or use

   "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"

5. friendlyadjective

   of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

   "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"

GCIDE(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Friendlynoun

   (Mil.) A member of one's own military forces, or of allied forces.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendlynoun

   A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

   Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions

   Etymology: friend + -ly

2. friendlynoun

   Person or entity on the same side of a conflict.

   Etymology: friend + -ly

3. friendlyadverb

   In a friendly manner, like a friend.

   Etymology: friend + -ly

4. friendlyadjective

   Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

   Pets must be friendly, working animals rather obedient

   Etymology: friend + -ly

5. friendlyadjective

   Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

   He gave a friendly smile.

   Etymology: friend + -ly

6. friendlyadjective

   Having an easy relationship with something, as in user-friendly etc.

   Etymology: friend + -ly

7. friendlyadjective

   Without any hostility, as in friendly competition.

   Etymology: friend + -ly

8. friendlyadjective

   Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports

   The soldier was killed by friendly fire.

   Etymology: friend + -ly

9. friendlyadjective

   Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

   friendly numbers, friendly pairs, friendly n-tuples

   Etymology: friend + -ly

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Friendlyadjective

   having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable

2. Friendlyadjective

   appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable

3. Friendlyadjective

   not hostile; as, a friendly power or state

4. Friendlyadjective

   promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale

5. Friendlyadverb

   in the manner of friends; amicably; like friends

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendly

   A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendly

   To behave like an affectionate friend.

   Friendly relationships even in the workplace are a gift that unites people to achieve and work as a team.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'friendly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2701

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'friendly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2601

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'friendly' in Adjectives Frequency: #343

How to pronounce friendly?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say friendly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of friendly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of friendly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of friendly in a Sentence

1. Olivia Eissagholian:

   I think we started looking at our lawn that was something that wasn't environmentally friendly, that wasn't cost friendly anymore, i think it's awesome.

2. Adam Sager:

   Hopefully, ours is a friendly system in your home to warn you that things are going wrong.

3. Giles Jones:

   It's user-friendly GPS, everybody's got a story of where location has not been good enough.

4. David Cockfield:

   This is an ideology that is not corporate-friendly.

5. Stephen Farnsworth:

   It's a very gun-friendly legislature and the shootings this week will do little to change that.

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