friendly

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfrɛndli/, IPA: /ˈfrɛnli/

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Etymology

friend + -ly

Adjective

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.

Antonyms

• unfriendly

Derived terms

• friendliness
• friendly fire
• Friendly Islands
• radio-friendly
• user-friendly

Translations

warm, approachable

Arabic: لطيف (ar) (laTiif) Catalan: amistós (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 友好 (cmn) (yǒuhǎo) Czech: přátelský (cs) m. Danish: venlig (da) Dutch: vriendelijk (nl), hartelijk (nl) Estonian: sõbralik (et) Finnish: ystävällinen (fi) French: amical (fr) m., amicale (fr) f., aimable (fr) m. and f., gentil (fr) m., gentille (fr) f. German: freundlich (de) Greek: φιλικός (el) (filikòs) Hawaiian: aikāne

Hungarian: barátságos (hu) Icelandic: vingjarnlegur (is), vinalegur (is) Japanese: 親切 (ja) (shinsetsu), 愛想のよい (ja) (aisō no yoi), 人当たりのよい (ja) (hitoatari no yoi), Polish: przyjazny m., przyjazna f., przyjazne n. Romanian: prietenos (ro) Russian: дружелюбный (ru) (druželjúbnyj), приветливый (ru) (privétlivyj), любезный (ru) (ljubéznyj) Scottish Gaelic: càirdeil (gd) Slovene: prijáteljski (sl) Spanish: amistoso (es) Swedish: vänlig (sv) Volapük: flenöfik (vo)

characteristic of friendliness

Catalan: amistós (ca) Danish: venlig (da) Dutch: vriendelijk (nl), sympathiek (nl), aangenaam (nl), vriendschappelijk (nl) Esperanto: amika (eo) Estonian: sõbralik (et) Finnish: ystävällinen (fi) French: amical (fr) m., amicale (fr) f., aimable (fr) m. and f., gentil (fr) m., gentille (fr) f. German: freundlich (de)

Japanese: 気さく (ja) (kisaku), 友好的 (ja) (yūkōteki) Polish: przyjazny m., przyjazna f., przyjazne n. Russian: дружественный (ru) (drúžestvennyj), дружеский (ru) (drúžeskij) Scottish Gaelic: càirdeil (gd) Serbo-Croatian: prijateljski (sh) Slovene: prijáteljski (sl) Swedish: vänlig (sv) Volapük: flenöfik (vo)

having an easy relationship

Finnish: ystävällinen (fi)

without hostility

Catalan: amistós (ca) Danish: venligsindet (da), venskabelig (da) Dutch: vriendschappelijk Finnish: ystävällismielinen (fi)

Russian: дружественный (ru) (drúžestvennyj), товарищеский (ru) (továriščeskij) Scottish Gaelic: càirdeil (gd)

pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense

Dutch: bevriend (nl) Finnish: oma (fi) French: allié (fr) m., alliée (fr) f. Hungarian: baráti (hu)

Japanese: 味方 (ja) (mikata)の (adnominal) Polish: przyjazny m., przyjazna f., przyjazne n. Scottish Gaelic: càirdeil (gd)

Adverb

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.

Synonyms

• amicably, friendlily

Translations

in a friendly manner

Armenian: ընկերաբար (hy) Danish: venligt (da) Dutch: vriendelijk, vriendschappelijk Esperanto: amike (eo) Estonian: sõbralikult (et) Finnish: ystävällisesti (fi)

French: amicalement (fr), aimablement (fr), gentiment (fr) German: freundlich (de) Greek: φιλικά (el) (filikà) Hungarian: barátságosan (hu) Japanese: 友好的に (ja) (yūkōtekini), 気さくに (ja) (kisakuni) Romanian: prietenește (ro), (în mod) prietenos (ro)

Noun

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.

Translations

(sports) game

Danish: venskabskamp (da) c. Dutch: vriendschappelijke wedstrijd Finnish: ystävyysottelu (fi) French: match amical (fr) m. Galician: amigable (gl) m. German: Freundschaftsspiel (de) n.

Greek: φιλικός (el) m. (filikós) Icelandic: vináttuleikur (is) m. Japanese: 親善試合 (ja) (shinzenjiai), フレンドシップマッチ (ja) (furendoshippu macchi) Norwegian: vennskapskamp (no) Spanish: amistoso (es) m. Swedish: träningsmatch (sv) c., vänskapsmatch (sv) c.

someone of the same side

Dutch: bevriende (partij/soldaat etc.), bondgenoot m. Finnish: oma (fi)

Japanese: 味方 (ja) (mikata)

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Bulgarian: приятелски m., дружески m., приветлив m. Italian: amichevole m. and f.

Norwegian: vennlig, sympatisk Romanian: amical m., amicală f. (1); prietenos m., prietenoasă f. (2) Spanish: amistoso m., amistosa f.