friendly

Letters that make friendly

d, e, f, l, n, r, i, y are letters that make 'friendly'

Words within friendly

IE, dl, en, RI, Friend, ie, end, ND, friend, Fr, Nd, Fri are words within 'friendly'


5 possible definitions for 'friendly'

Friendly as "easy to understand or use"

Under this definition, friendly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unfriendly has the opposite meaning of friendly

friendly Usage

'friendly' can be a useage of combining form.

Example of friendly used within this context

"user-friendly computers", "a consumer-friendly policy", "a reader-friendly novel"


Friendly as "of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally"

Under this definition, friendly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

hostile has the opposite meaning of friendly

Example of friendly used within this context

"in friendly territory", "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"


Friendly as "inclined to help or support, not antagonistic or hostile"

Under this definition, friendly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

favorable, well-disposed have the same meaning as 'friendly'

Derivatives of friendly

friendliness is a derivative of friendly.

Similar to friendly

amicable is similar to friendly.

Example of friendly used within this context

"a government friendly to our interests", "an amicable agreement"


Friendly as "troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces"

Under this definition, friendly is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

hostile has the opposite meaning of friendly

friendly as a type

'friendly' can be a type of military personnel, soldiery, troops.

friendly as a category

'friendly' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.


Friendly as "characteristic of or befitting a friend"

Under this definition, friendly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unfriendly has the opposite meaning of friendly

Attributes of friendly

friendliness is an attribute of friendly.

Derivatives of friendly

friendliness, friend are derivatives of 'friendly'.

Similar to friendly

chummy, informal, hail-fellow-well-met, cozy, genial, cordial, intimate, affable, amiable, matey, pally, palsy-walsy, companionate, comradely, hail-fellow, couthie, couthy, neighborly, neighbourly, social are similar to 'friendly'.

Example of friendly used within this context

"friendly advice", "a friendly neighborhood", "the only friendly person here", "a friendly host and hostess"



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