friendlyadjective
uk/ˈfrend.li/us/ˈfrend.li/A2 behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone:
A friendly place is pleasant and makes you feel happy and comfortable:
A friendly game or argument is one that you play or have for pleasure and in order to practise your skills, rather than playing or arguing seriously with the aim of winning:
Friendly countries and friendly soldiers are ones who are not your enemies and who are working or fighting with you.
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- The teacher greeted each child with a friendly 'Hello!'
- It's a very friendly bar with a nice relaxed atmosphere.
- We had a friendly exchange of views .
- There's no need to be frightened - he's a very friendly dog.
- They've always been very friendly towards me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Friendly
- affable
- amiable
- amicable
- amity
- approachable
- closeness
- comrade
- familiarity
- family-friendly
- first name
- forthcoming
- fraternal
- Freemasonry
- matey
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- outgoing
- thaw
- tête-à-tête
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friendlynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfrend.li/us/ˈfrend.li/UKa game that is played for enjoyment and in order to practise, not with the aim of winning points as part of a serious competition:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- elimination tournament
- European night
- exhibition match
- game 39
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- winning post
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