| ADJECTIVE | all | unfriendly | not easy to understand or use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | not easy to understand or use. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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