friendly

[friend·ly]

Friendly, describes people who are kind, caring, and make you feel comfortable. You might be new to town, but the people are so friendly that you'll soon feel right at home.

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Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

Adjective
characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

Adjective
of or belonging to your own country''s forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"

Adjective
easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"

Adjective S.
favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"


a.
Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

a.
Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.

a.
Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.

a.
Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.

adv.
In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.


Friendly

Friend"ly, a. [AS. fre'82ndl&imac;ce.] 1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable. 2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
In friendly relations with his moderate opponents.
3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state. 4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.
On the first friendly bank he throws him down.
Syn. -- Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See Amicable.

Friendly

Friend"ly, adv. In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak.
In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met.

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.

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Usage Examples

Friends are very important to me, and I have always had many of them. There are probably many reasons why this is so, but two seem to me more valid than any of the others I am a naturally friendly person, and I hate to be alone.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I am a very open, social, friendly person, and when it comes to people approaching me and asking for an autograph, I am totally cool with doing any of that. It's a lot of fun.

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.

George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.

Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends.

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Other Usage Examples

A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.

As President Bush has said on numerous occasions, it is the government's role to create the conditions, the friendly environment, that will attract capital.

After spending time with the rescued turkeys at Farm Sanctuary's shelter and seeing how similar they are to my furry companion animals at home, I knew I needed to do everything in my power to protect these friendly and curious birds from the daily pain and suffering they endure on factory farms.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the time, they're friends. We're the only ones that can really stand our type of humor.

During last night's debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each other some political experts think that they may end up running together. In fact Kerry and Edwards were so friendly, President Bush accused them of planning a gay marriage.

Banks have a new image. Now you have 'a friend,' your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?

And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.

I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.

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