English > friendly: 5 senses > adjective 1Meaning | 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 |