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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRIEND'LY, a. frend'ly.
1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; kind; favorable; disposed to promote the good of another.
Thou to mankind be good and friendly still, and oft return.
2. Disposed to peace.
3. Amicable. We are on friendly terms.
4. Not hostile; as a friendly power or state.
5. Favorable; propitious; salutary; promoting the good of; as a friendly breeze or gale. Excessive rains are not friendly to the ripening fruits. Temperance is friendly to longevity.
FRIEND'LY, adv. frend'ly. In the manner of friends; amicably. [Not much used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" [ant: unfriendly]
2: inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement" [syn: friendly, favorable, well-disposed]
3: easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" [ant: unfriendly]
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" [ant: hostile] n
1: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" [ant: hostile]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (friendlier; -est) Date: before 12th century 1. of, relating to, or befitting a friend: as a. showing kindly interest and goodwill b. not hostile <a friendly merger offer>; also involving or coming from actions of one's own forces <friendly fire> c. cheerful, comforting <the friendly glow of the fire> 2. serving a beneficial or helpful purpose 3. easy to use or understand <friendly computer software> — often used in combination <a reader-friendly layout> 4. compatible, accommodating <environmentally friendly packaging> — often used in combination <a kid-friendly restaurant> Synonyms: see amicable • friendlily adverb • friendliness noun II. adverb Date: before 12th century in a friendly manner ; amicably III. noun (plural friendlies) Date: 1861 1. one that is friendly; especially a native who is friendly to settlers or invaders 2. chiefly British a match between sports teams and especially international teams that has no connection with league or championship play

U.S. Military Dictionary

A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & adv. --adj. (friendlier, friendliest) 1 acting as or like a friend, well-disposed, kindly. 2 a (often foll. by with) on amicable terms. b not hostile. 3 characteristic of friends, showing or prompted by kindness. 4 favourably disposed, ready to approve or help. 5 a (of a thing) serviceable, convenient, opportune. b = user-friendly. --n. (pl. -ies) = friendly match. --adv. in a friendly manner. Phrases and idioms: friendly action Law an action brought merely to get a point decided. friendly match a match played for enjoyment and not in competition for a cup etc. Friendly Society Brit. = benefit society. Derivatives: friendlily adv. friendliness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Friendly Friend"ly, n. A friendly person; -- usually applied to natives friendly to foreign settlers or invaders. These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style. --E. N. Bennett.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Friendly Friend"ly, a. [AS. fre['e]ndl[imac]ce.] 1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable. 2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable. In friendly relations with his moderate opponents. --Macaulay. 3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state. 4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale. On the first friendly bank he throws him down. --Addison. Syn: Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See Amicable.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Friendly Friend"ly, adv. In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] --Shak. In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met. --Beau. & Fl.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(friendlier, friendliest, friendlies) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If someone is friendly, they behave in a pleasant, kind way, and like to be with other people. Godfrey had been friendly to me. ...a man with a pleasant, friendly face... Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers. ...a friendly atmosphere... Your cat isn't very friendly. ADJ • friendliness She also loves the friendliness of the people. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you are friendly with someone, you like each other and enjoy spending time together. I'm friendly with his mother... ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n 3. You can describe another country or their government as friendly when they have good relations with your own country rather than being an enemy. ...a worsening in relations between the two previously friendly countries. ADJ 4. In sport, a friendly is a match which is not part of a competition, and is played for entertainment or practice, often without any serious effort to win. (BRIT) Athletic Bilbao agreed to play a friendly at Real Sociedad. N-COUNT • Friendly is also an adjective. (in AM, use exhibition game) Austria beat Hungary 3-nil in a friendly match at Salzburg on Wednesday. ADJ: ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Kind, kindly, amiable, benevolent, well-disposed, kindly disposed, kind-hearted, affectionate, good. 2. Mutually kind, well-affected toward each other, of mutual regard, on good terms, on friendly terms, on a friendly, familiar or intimate footing. 3. Amicable, fraternal, neighborly, kind, good. 4. Peaceable, disposed to peace, unhostile, not inimical. 5. Favorable, propitious, salutary, advantageous, favoring, auspicious, Favonian.

Moby Thesaurus

accessible, acquainted, affable, affectionate, agreeable, agreeably, amiable, amiably, amicable, amicably, approachable, ardently, arm in arm, at home, at home with, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, brotherly, buddy-buddy, cheerful, chummy, civil, close, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, comfortable, comfy, commodious, communicative, companionable, companionate, compatible, congenial, congenially, contented, convenient, convivial, cooperative, cordial, cordially, courteous, cozy, cushioned, cushiony, cushy, demonstrative, devoted, easeful, easy, familiar, familiarly, favorable, favorably, fit for society, fond of society, fraternal, friendlike, friendliwise, friendly with, friends with, generous, genial, genially, good-natured, gracious, gregarious, hand in hand, harmonious, heartily, hearty, homelike, homely, homey, homish, hospitable, intimate, intimately, kind, kindly, kindly-disposed, liberal, lived-in, loving, luxurious, matey, neighborlike, neighborly, on good terms, open, openhearted, pally, palsy-walsy, peaceable, peaceful, plain, pleasant, pleasantly, propitious, receptive, relaxing, reposeful, restful, roomy, sib, simpatico, simple, sisterly, snug, sociable, social, social-minded, soft, sympathique, thick, unhostile, unpretending, unreserved, urbane, warm, warm-hearted, warmhearted, warmly, welcoming, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant, with open arms