friendly Definition

friendly
adj friendlier, friendliest

1. Kind; behaving as a friend.

Thesaurus: sociable, amiable, affable, convivial, approachable, neighbourly, helpful, welcoming, genial, receptive, benevolent, chummy; Antonym: cold.
2. On close or affectionate terms with them.

Form: friendly with someone
3. Relating to, or typical of, a friend.
4. Being a colleague, helper, partner, etc rather than an enemy.

Example: friendly nations
5. sport.
Said of a match, etc: played for enjoyment or practice and not as part of a formal competition.
6a. Denoting things that are made easy or convenient for those for whom they are intended;

Example: user-friendly
Example: reader-friendly
6b. Indicating that something causes little harm to something, particularly something related to the environment

Example: eco-friendly
Example: planet-friendly

noun

friendlies
1. sport.
A friendly match.

Derivative: friendlily
adverb

Derivative: friendliness
noun