English > friendly: 5 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | characteristic of or befitting a friend. |
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| Examples | - "friendly advice"
- "a friendly neighborhood"
- "the only friendly person here"
- "a friendly host and hostess"
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| Attribute of | friendliness | A friendly disposition |
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| Narrower | affable, amiable, cordial, genial | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
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| chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals |
| companionate | like a companion |
| comradely, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met | heartily friendly and congenial |
| couthie, couthy | (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial |
| cozy, intimate, informal | Having or fostering a warm / warm or friendly and informal atmosphere |
| neighborly, neighbourly | Exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor |
| social | marked by friendly companionship with others |
| See also | amicable | Characterized by friendship and good will |
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| congenial | Suitable to your needs |
| gracious | Characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity / generosity of spirit |
| hospitable | disposed to treat guests / guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity / generosity |
| sociable | Inclined to or conducive to companionship with others |
| social | Living together or enjoying / enjoying / enjoying / enjoying life in communities or organized groups |
| warm | psychologically warm |
| Opposite | unfriendly | not disposed to friendship or friendliness |
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| Spanish | amigable, amistoso |
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| Catalan | amigable, amistós |
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| Nouns | friend | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
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| friendliness | a friendly disposition |
