friendly

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈfrɛndli/, IPA: /ˈfrɛnli/
  • (file)

Etymology [edit]

friend + -ly

Adjective [edit]

friendly (comparative more friendly or friendlier, superlative most friendly or friendliest)

  1. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
    Pets must be friendly, working animals rather obedient
  2. Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
    He gave a friendly smile.
  3. Having an easy relationship with something, as in user-friendly etc.
  4. Without any hostility, as in friendly competition.
  5. (military) 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.
  6. (number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
    friendly numbers, friendly pairs, friendly n-tuples

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Adverb [edit]

friendly (comparative more friendly, superlative most friendly)

  1. (now rare) In a friendly manner, like a friend.
    • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica:
      And we cannot doubt, our Brothers in Physick [...] will friendly accept, if not countenance our endeavours.

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Noun [edit]

friendly (plural friendlies)

  1. (sports) A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.
    Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions
  2. Person or entity on the same side of a conflict.

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