Definition of friendly Friendly

/fɹɛˈndli/ - [frendlee] - friend•ly

We found 22 definitions of friendly from 5 different sources.

What does friendly mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: friendlies
friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"
		soldiery, troops, military personnel soldiers collectively
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Adjective friendly, friendlier, friendliest
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
		unfriendly not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
		amicable characterized by friendship and good will
		congenial (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
		gracious disposed to bestow favors; "thanks to the gracious gods"
		hospitable favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"
		sociable friendly and pleasant; "a sociable gathering"
		social marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
		warm of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
		friendliness a friendly disposition
		affable, amiable, cordial, genial diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
		matey, pally, palsy-walsy, chummy (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months"
		companionate like a companion; "companionate marriage"; "a companionate dog"
		comradely, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met heartily friendly and congenial
		couthie, couthy (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial
		cozy, informal, intimate suggesting connivance; "a cozy arrangement with the police"
		neighborly, neighbourly exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
friendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
		combining form a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
friendly - inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
		favorable, well-disposed
		amicable characterized by friendship and good will
friendly - of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"

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Wiktionary

friendly (Noun)
A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.
friendly (Noun)
Person or entity on the same side of a conflict.
friendly (Adverb)
In a friendly manner, like a friend.
friendly (Adjective)
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
friendly (Adjective)
Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
friendly (Adjective)
Having an easy relationship with something, as in user-friendly etc.
friendly (Adjective)
Without any hostility, as in friendly competition.
friendly (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to friendlies friendly noun sense 2, below. Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.
friendly (Adjective)
Being or relating to two or more natural number s with a common abundancy.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

friendly (a.)
Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
friendly (a.)
Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
friendly (a.)
Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.
friendly (a.)
Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.
friendly (adv.)
In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.