ADJECTIVE | all | unfriendly | not easy to understand or use |
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all | unfriendly | not disposed to friendship or friendliness | |
all | unfriendly, inimical | not friendly | |
all | unfriendly, hostile, uncongenial | very unfavorable to life or growth |
Sounds | ahnfreh'ndliy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | not easy to understand or use. | |
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Example | "user-unfriendly " | |
Opposite | friendly | Easy to understand or use |
Usage of | combining form | A bound form used only in compounds |
Spanish | incomprensible, inutilizable |
Meaning | not disposed to friendship or friendliness. | |
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Examples |
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Attribute of | friendliness | A friendly disposition |
Narrower | beetle-browed, scowling | sullen or unfriendly in appearance |
chilly | lacking warmth of feeling | |
uncordial | lacking warmth or friendliness | |
unneighborly, unneighbourly | not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | |
See also | cool | psychologically cool and unenthusiastic |
hostile | Characterized by enmity / enmity or ill ... / ill will | |
inhospitable | not hospitable | |
uncongenial, incompatible | not suitable to your tastes or needs | |
unsociable | not inclined to society or companionship | |
Opposite | friendly | characteristic of or befitting a friend |
Spanish | antipático | |
Nouns | unfriendliness | an unfriendly disposition |
Meaning | not friendly. | |
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Example | "an unfriendly act of aggression" | |
Synonym | inimical | |
Broader | hostile | Characterized by enmity / enmity or ill ... / ill will |
Spanish | antipática, hostil | |
Catalan | hostil | |
Nouns | unfriendliness | dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness |
Meaning | Very unfavorable to life or growth. | |
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Example | "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes" | |
Synonyms | hostile, uncongenial | |
Broader | inhospitable | unfavorable to life or growth |
Spanish | frío, hostil, indiferente, inhóspito | |
Catalan | hostil, inhòspit |
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