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Adjective
/ˈfrendlē/,
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friendlier, comparative; friendliest, superlative;
  1. Kind and pleasant
    • - they were friendly to me
    • - she gave me a friendly smile
  2. (of a person) On good or affectionate terms
    • - I was friendly with one of the local farmers
  3. (of a contest) Not seriously or unpleasantly competitive or divisive
    • - friendly rivalry between the two schools
  4. (of a match) Not affecting a team's league standings

  5. Denoting something that is adapted for or is not harmful to a specified thing
    • - an environment-friendly agronomic practice
  6. Favorable or serviceable
    • - trees providing a friendly stage on which seedlings begin to grow
  7. (of troops or equipment) Of, belonging to, or in alliance with one's own forces

Adverb
  1. In a friendly manner


  1. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
  2. troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"
  3. inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
  4. of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
  5. Friendly is a character from the Farthing Wood series of children's books.
  6. Friendly (Andrew Kornweibel) is a breaks’ producer and DJ. Originally from Australia he is now based in London.
  7. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match, exhibition, demonstration, demo, exhibit or friendly) is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor (such as tournament or season rankings, or prize money) regardless of the outcome of ...
  8. (Friendlys) Friendly Ice Cream Corporation is the owner and operator of the Friendly's restaurant chain on the east coast of the United States. Founded in 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts by two young brothers, 18-year-old Curtis Blake and 20-year-old S. ...
  9. (Friendlies) The Fuwa (literally "good-luck dolls", also known as "Friendlies"), were the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist. ...
  10. A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc; Person or entity on the same side of a conflict; Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character; Inviting, characteristic of friendliness; Having an easy relationship with something, as in user-friendly etc; ...
  11. (Friendlies) Other US or allied troops on the battlefield
  12. (Friendlies) People who supported the South Vietnamese Government.
  13. (friendlies) slang for anyone on 'our' side.
  14. An adjective that describes an operation or activity that is carried out by a friend (e.g., friendly fire).
  15. A match between two soccer teams that will not be reflected in the standings.
  16. bliðe; bliðemod; hold
  17. A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.
  18. A term used to describe the default access control for methods of a particular class in which the class itself, subclasses, and classes in the same package can call the method.
  19. a full game between two teams which is not part of a competition.
  20. Anywhere is an extremely user friendly product to use and learn. Whilst being sophisticated and full of functionality it has also been designed to be as flexible to use as possible, letting you decide how to run your business, not us.
  21. A dimension of communicator style; positive recognition of others through behavior that encourages and validates; affectionate, sociable, and tactful.
  22. A ride with a group or even one other rider that is low-key and about the ride, not competing or even serious training.
  23. A colony or alliance that is marked as a friend of you or your alliance. These colonies show up with blue circles.
  24. amable; amistoso; simpático