friendly
English
/ˈfɹɛndli/
adj
Definitions
- Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
- Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
- Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
- Without any hostility.
- Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
- (military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports
- (number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
- (in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English frendly inherited from Old English frēondlīċ inherited from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz affix from English friend.
Origin
English
friend
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affriended English
- backfriend English
- befriend English
- best friend English
- biofriendly English
- boyfriend English
- cyberfriend English
- defriend English
- e-friend English
- eco-friendly English
- eco-unfriendly English
- enbyfriend English
- enviro-friendly English
- envirofriendly English
- ex-friend English
- free English
- friend English
- friendess English
- friendful English
- friendgirl English
- friendhood English
- friendish English
- friendless English
- friendlihead English
- friendlihood English
- friendlike English
- friendlily English
- friendliness English
- friendling English
- friendlyish English
- friendo English
- friendom English
- friendship English
- friendsome English
- friendworthy English
- friendy English
- fuckfriend English
- galfriend English
- girlfriend English
- grandfriend English
- guest English
- guest-friendly English
- guyfriend English
- hetero English
- heterofriendly English
- manfriend English
- merfriend English
- misfriend English
- nonfriend English
- nonfriendly English
- outfriend English
- overfriendliness English
- overfriendly English
- penfriend English
- playfriend English
- printer English
- printer-friendly English
- radio English
- radio-friendly English
- schoolfriend English
- search engine English
- search-engine-friendly English
- semifriend English
- stepfriend English
- superfriend English
- unfriend English
- unfriendlily English
- unfriendliness English
- unfriendly English
- user English
- user-friendliness English
- user-friendly English
- womanfriend English
- Freund German
- Freundlichkeit German
- arbeitnehmerfreundlich German
- benutzerfreundlich German
- familienfreundlich German
- freundlich German
- freundlicherweise German
- gastfreundlich German
- hautfreundlich German
- inländerfreundlich German
- kulturfreundlich German
- nazifreundlich German
- romfreundlich German
- scheißfreundlich German
- umweltfreundlich German
- unfreundlich German
- diervriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- gebruikersvriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- gebruiksvriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- kindvriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- milieuvriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- onvriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- vriend Dutch, Flemish
- vriendelijk Dutch, Flemish
- vriendelijkheid Dutch, Flemish
- зафрендить Russian
- *frijōndlīkaz Proto-Germanic
- フレンドリー Japanese
- freondlic Old English
- frēond Old English
- frēondliċ Old English
- frēondlīċ Old English
- frend Middle English
- frendly Middle English
- frendlyhed Middle English
- unfrendly Middle English
- frýnligr Old Norse
- frend Serbo-Croatian
- ffrind Welsh
- vrintlec Middle Dutch
- friuntlīh Old High German
- vriendelik Afrikaans
- vriuntlich Middle High German
- פֿרײַנד Yiddish
- פֿרײַנדלעך Yiddish
- forming adjectives from nouns, etc. Hebrew (modern)
- ־י Hebrew (modern)
- יְדִידוּת Hebrew (modern)
- ידידותי Hebrew (modern)
- *friuntlik Old Dutch
- friend Chinese
- friōndlik Old Frisian
- pren Tok Pisin
- wokpren Tok Pisin
- Fjund Saterland Frisian
- Früünd Saterland Frisian
- fjuntelk Saterland Frisian
- früntelk Saterland Frisian
- bren Kriol
- user
- free
- guest
- radio
- friend
- hetero
- printer
- friendy
- friendo
- e-friend
- friendom
- defriend
- befriend
- unfriend
- galfriend
- nonfriend
- misfriend
- merfriend
- manfriend
- friendish
- friendful
- boyfriend
- friendess
- outfriend
- guyfriend
- ex-friend
- penfriend
- unfriendly
- friendlike
- friendling
- friendhood
- stepfriend
- fuckfriend
- affriended
- friendsome
- enbyfriend
- girlfriend
- friendlily
- semifriend
- playfriend
- friendship
- friendless
- backfriend
- friendgirl
- nonfriendly
- best friend
- cyberfriend
- superfriend
- womanfriend
- friendlyish
- biofriendly
- grandfriend
- overfriendly
- friendlihead
- friendliness
- friendworthy
- schoolfriend
- eco-friendly
- unfriendlily
- friendlihood
- search engine
- user-friendly
- radio-friendly
- envirofriendly
- heterofriendly
- unfriendliness
- eco-unfriendly
- guest-friendly
- enviro-friendly
- overfriendliness
- printer-friendly
- user-friendliness
- search-engine-friendly