friendly
pronunciation
How to pronounce friendly in British English:
UK [ˈfrendli]
How to pronounce friendly in American English:
US [ˈfrendli]
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- Adjective:
- characteristic of or befitting a friend
- favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile
- easy to understand or use
- of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
Word Origin
- friendly (adj.)
- Old English freondlic "well-disposed, kindly;" see friend (n.) + -ly (1). Related: Friendlily; friendliness. As an adverb Old English had freondliche, but by 14c. as the inflections wore off in English it had become indistinguishable from the adjective. Probably owing to that it is rare in modern use; friendfully (mid-15c.) and the correct but ungainly friendlily (1670s) never caught on.
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Example
- 1. Why isn 't this search engine friendly ?
- 2. He will probably greet you with a friendly fist-bump .
- 3. But successful online daters were bold and friendly .
- 4. Not exactly friendly new neighbours .
- 5. He has become increasingly conspicuous in the media and friendly with members of the government .