friendly

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛnd.li/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
  2. adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
  3. adjective inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

Etymology

From Middle English frendly, freendly, frendely, frendlich, from Old English frēondlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz, equivalent to friend + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian früntelk, fjuntelk (“friendly”), West Frisian freonlik (“friendly”), Dutch vriendelijk (“friendly”), German Low German fründelk, frünnelk (“friendly”), German freundlich (“friendly”). Doublet of friendlike.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
military personnel
Opposite (antonyms)
hostile

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