UNFRIENDLY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
not easy to understand or use
Example: user-unfriendly
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
not disposed to friendship or friendliness
Example: an unfriendly coldness of manner; an unfriendly action to take
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adjective
not friendly
Example: an unfriendly act of aggression; an inimical critic
Synonyms
Hostile, Unfriendly, Uncongenial, Inimical
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "unfriendly" comes from Old English unfrēondlīċe. It started in Middle English unfrendli. Then it appeared in Old English *unfrēondlīċ. Later, people used it in Middle English unfrendly. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Saterland Frisian: uunfrüntelk
- West Frisian: ûnfreonlik
- Dutch: onvriendelijk
- German Low German: unfrünnelk
- German: unfreundlich
- Faroese: ófryntligur
- Icelandic: ófrýnilegur
🔗 Related Words
un – A related word in the same word family.
friendly – A related word in the same word family.
unfriend – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Studying PIE roots reveals what ancient peoples valued—their words for family, animals, and nature survived longest.