Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characteristic of or behaving as a friend.
- adjective Outgoing and pleasant in social relations.
- adjective Favorably disposed; not antagonistic.
- adjective User-friendly.
- adjective Informal Easy to understand or use for a specified agent. Often used in combination.
- adjective Informal Low in amount relative to a standard or regular circumstance. Often used in combination.
- adverb In the manner of a friend; amicably.
- noun One fighting on or favorable to one's own side.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the manner of friends; in the way of friendship; with friendship.
- Like a friend; disposed to confer benefits; kind.
- Characteristic of or befitting a friend or friends; amicable; amiable: as, to be on friendly terms.
- Not hostile; disposed to peace: as, a friendly power or state.
- Favorable; propitious; salutary; conferring benefit: as, a friendly breeze or gale; rains friendly to ripening fruits.
- Pertaining or belonging to the Society of Friends.
- noun One who is friendly or acts as a friend; specifically, a native of a naturally hostile country who is not only not hostile, but who acts as a friend to a traveler, explorer, or the like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.
- noun A friendly person; -- usually applied to natives friendly to foreign settlers or invaders.
- noun (Mil.) A member of one's own military forces, or of allied forces.
- adjective Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
- adjective Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
- adjective Not hostile.
- adjective Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
- adjective Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
- adjective Having an
easy relationship with something, as in user-friendly etc. - adjective Without any
hostility , as in friendly competition. - adjective military Of or pertaining to
friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports - adjective number theory Being or relating to two or more
natural numbers with a commonabundancy . - adverb In a friendly manner, like a friend.
- noun sports A
game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc. - noun Person or entity on the same side of a conflict.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective easy to understand or use
- adjective of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
- adjective inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
Etymologies
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Examples
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Similar steps to friendly reviewer above, but not so friendly***
Archive 2008-06-01 Brigindo 2008
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The con is small and small-press friendly perhaps too friendly*, and generally put together.
Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2008
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Similar steps to friendly reviewer above, but not so friendly***
Writing: Highs and Lows Brigindo 2008
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Your big mental outlook should make you feel friendly toward him as your prospect, and you can make the approach of _courage that is friendly_.
Certain Success Norval A. Hawkins
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The phrase "friendly divorce" may strike some as an oxymoron, but it is increasingly a trend and a real possibility.
The Divorce Generation Susan Gregory Thomas 2011
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Helen stared up at me, her expression friendly but quizzical.
SAFE HOUSE MEG CABOT 2003
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Helen stared up at me, her expression friendly but quizzical.
SAFE HOUSE MEG CABOT 2003
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"Does the term friendly neighborhood super hero mean anything to you?"
The Sinister Six Combo Castro, Adam Troy 2001
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Wu said the Chinese government is committed to developing what he called friendly and cooperative relations with Pyongyang.
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Wu said the Chinese government is committed to developing what he called friendly and cooperative relations with Pyongyang.
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Without knowing the term for it, I'd weighed engaging in first-party fraud, colloquially known as "friendly fraud," an increasingly common phenomenon where customers, accidentally or intentionally, dispute legitimate transactions as fraudulent with their credit-card issuer or bank.
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thewordnerd commented on the word friendly
Noun. A blogger (or other "influencer" who works/writes on the web) with whom the speaker is "friendly," (adj.) or has a somewhat strong professional relationship. Plural: Friendlies.
May 28, 2008