friendly
adjective
1. characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
Similar word(s): congenial, affable, amiable, cordial, genial, chummy, matey, pally, companionate, comradely, couthie, couthy, cozy, informal, intimate, neighborly, neighbourly, social, gracious, hospitable, amicable, social, sociable, warm
2. inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
- a government friendly to our interests
Similar word(s): amicable
3. easy to understand or use
- user-friendly computers
- a consumer-friendly policy
- a reader-friendly novel
4. of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
- in friendly territory
- he was accidentally killed by friendly fire
Sentences with friendly as an adjective:
- Your cat seems very friendly.
- He gave a friendly smile.
- a friendly competition
- a friendly power or state
- a friendly breeze or gale
- The soldier was killed by friendly fire.
- friendly numbers; friendly pairs; friendly n-tuples
- The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly.
- Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers.
- Our sandwiches are made with dolphin-friendly tuna.
adverb
1. (now rare) In a friendly manner, like a friend.