friendly

Meaning

Adj

1. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
2. Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
3. Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
4. Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
5. Without any hostility.
6. Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
7. Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.
8. Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

Noun

1. A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting, etc.
2. A person or entity on the same side as one's own in a conflict.

Adv

In a friendly manner; like a friend.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɛnd.li/

Etymology

From Middle English frendly, freendly, frendely, frendlich, from Old English frēondlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz, equivalent to friend + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian früntelk, fjuntelk (“friendly”), West Frisian freonlik (“friendly”), Dutch vriendelijk (“friendly”), German Low German fründelk, frünnelk (“friendly”), German freundlich (“friendly”).

Sentences

She has always been very kind and friendly to everyone , even strangers .

The friendly giant bear waved goodbye .