Definition of freindly
1. friendly [ a ] characteristic or befitting a friend
Examples:
"friendly advice"
"a friendly neighborhood"
"the only friendly person here"
"a friendly host and hostess"
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
Now , not_only are there considerably more laity as students and professors at Oxford , but there are also numerous houses of religious_orders existing in respectable and friendly relations with the non_Catholic members of the University .
Of_course , the crowning event that has dramatically upset the traditional pattern of English religious history was the friendly visit paid by Dr._Fisher , then Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury , to the Vatican last December .
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
The feeling of individual inferiority , defeat , or humilation growing out of various social situations or individual deficiencies or failures is compensated for by communion in worship or prayer with a friendly , but all-victorious Father-God , as_well as by sympathetic fellowship with others who share this faith , and by opportunities in religious acts for giving_vent to emotions and energies .
(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)
They made the world seem friendly somehow , though he knew it was not .
(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)
Part of the time saved was spent on a preliminary estimate for a long-distance plan to free bound oxygen in the sands of Mars to make the planet more friendly to future human generations .
Synonyms friendly Related Terms unfriendly affable favorable cozy favorable companionate neighborly social comradely couthie chummy warm social gracious amicable sociable congenial hospitable friendliness2. friendly [ a ] favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile
Examples:
"a government friendly to our interests"
"an amicable agreement"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
The bond issue will go to the state courts for a friendly test_suit to test the validity of the act , and_then the sales will begin and contracts let for repair work on some of Georgia 's most heavily traveled highways .
(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)
We have every obligation to take seriously their claims to being democratic and free countries ; we also have , in consequence , the duty to appraise realistically and honestly their performance and to communicate our judgments to their leaders in frank but friendly ways .
(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)
During the following week , six tons of hay belonging to one rancher were burned ; some buildings , farm tools , two horses , plows , and hay owned by Bonito_Lavato , a friendly interpreter for the company , and Pedro_Chavez ' hay were stolen or destroyed ; and a store was broken into and robbed .
Synonyms friendly Related Terms amicable3. Friendly [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 28992
Synonyms Friendly4. friendly [ a ] (in combination) easy to understand or use
Examples:
"user-friendly computers"
"a consumer-friendly policy"
"a reader-friendly novel"
5. friendly [ a ] of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
Examples:
"in friendly territory"
"he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
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