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Definition friendly in American English

friendly adjective

adjective
/ˈfren(d)li/
1

someone who is friendly is always pleasant and helpful toward other people

Example

I enjoy working there, everyone is so friendly.

Example

He will be remembered as a kind, friendly person.

Example

The local people went out of their way to be friendly toward us.

Synonyms and related words
friendly nice warm helpful friendly kind
1.1

used about people's behavior

Example

The receptionist greeted us with a friendly smile.

Synonyms and related words
friendly nice warm
1.2

used about places and situations

Example

There's a warm and friendly atmosphere at the club.

Example

It's not a very friendly city.

Synonyms and related words
friendly nice warm
2

if you are friendly with someone, you are their friend

Example

Janet and I used to be very friendly (=friends with each other).

Example

Doctors shouldn't get too friendly with their patients.

Example

We parted on friendly terms.

3

a friendly country or government has a good relationship with your country and is not your enemy

Example

To the Allies, Switzerland was a friendly neutral country.

Example

The new country hopes to establish friendly relations with all its neighbors.

Synonyms and related words
exchange friend friendly
3.1

on the same side as you in a war

Example

friendly aircraft

Synonyms and related words
military warlike tactical
4

a friendly game is not part of a competition but is played for fun or to practice skills

Example

Would you care for a friendly game of chess?

Synonyms and related words
sports game support
4.1

used for saying that people compete with each other but are friends

Example

There was a friendly rivalry between them.

Synonyms and related words
comfortable competitive convincing
5

a friendly takeover is one in which a company has agreed that another company should buy it

Synonyms and related words
amalgamate amalgamation Bros.
Definition friendly in American English