FRIENDLY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
characteristic of or befitting a friend
Example: friendly advice; a friendly neighborhood; the only friendly person here; a friendly host and hostess
📖 Fun Facts About Friendly
- • Friendly means kind and nice to others.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
Example: a government friendly to our interests; an amicable agreement
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adjective
easy to understand or use
Example: user-friendly computers; a consumer-friendly policy; a reader-friendly novel
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Adjective
of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
Example: in friendly territory; he was accidentally killed by friendly fire
Synonyms
Well-disposed, Friendly, Favorable
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "friendly" comes from Old English frēondlīċe. It started in Middle English frendly. Then it appeared in Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz. Later, people used it in Old English frēondlīċ. After that, it was Middle English frendly. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Saterland Frisian: früntelk
- West Frisian: freonlik
- Dutch: vriendelijk
- German Low German: fründelk
- German: freundlich
🔗 Related Words
friend – A related word in the same word family.
-ly – A related word in the same word family.
friend – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.