friendly

friend|ly1 [ `frendli ] adjective ***

▸ 1 pleasant and helpful

▸ 2 liking each other

▸ 3 about a country

▸ 4 game: not in competition

▸ 5 about takeover

1. ) someone who is friendly is always pleasant and helpful toward other people:

I enjoy working there, everyone is so friendly.

He will be remembered as a kind friendly person.

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

a ) used about people's behavior:

a friendly smile/manner/welcome: The receptionist greeted us with a friendly smile.

b ) used about places and situations:

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

It's not a very friendly city.

─ opposite UNFRIENDLY

2. ) if you are friendly with someone, you are their friend:

Janet and I used to be very friendly.

friendly with: Doctors shouldn't get too friendly with their patients.

on friendly terms: We parted on friendly terms.

3. ) a friendly country or government has a good relationship with your country and is not your enemy:

To the Allies, Switzerland was a friendly neutral country.

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

a ) on the same side as you in a war:

friendly aircraft

─ opposite HOSTILE

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

Would you care for a friendly game of chess?

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

There was a friendly rivalry between them.

5. ) BUSINESS a friendly TAKEOVER is one in which a company has agreed that another company should buy it

─ opposite HOSTILE

╾ friend|li|ness noun uncount

friendly

friend|ly 2 [ `frendli ] noun count BRITISH

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