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Meaning of 'friendly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Friendly [ a.]
- Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
- Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
- Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.
- Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.
2 . Friendly [ adv.]
- In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.

Meaning of 'friendly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . friendly [ n]
Meaning (1):
- troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
Example in sentence:
  • friendlies came to their rescue
2 . friendly [ a]
Meaning (2):
- easy to understand or use
Example in sentence:
  • a consumer-friendly policy;
  • a reader-friendly novel;
  • user-friendly computers
Meaning (3):
- characteristic of or befitting a friend
Example in sentence:
  • a friendly host and hostess;
  • a friendly neighborhood;
  • friendly advice;
  • the only friendly person here
Meaning (4):
- of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
Example in sentence:
  • he was accidentally killed by friendly fire;
  • in friendly territory
5 . friendly [ s]
Meaning (5):
- inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
Example in sentence:
  • a government friendly to our interests;
  • a relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine;
  • well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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