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8 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Friendly \Friend"ly\, adjective [AS. fre['e]ndl[imac]ce.]
1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
In friendly relations with his moderate opponents. --Macaulay.
3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.
4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.
On the first friendly bank he throws him down. --Addison.
Syn: Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See {Amicable}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Friendly \Friend"ly\, adverb In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] --Shak.
In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met. --Beau. & Fl.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Friendly \Friend"ly\, noun
1. A friendly person; -- usually applied to natives friendly to foreign settlers or invaders.
These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style. --E. N. Bennett. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Mil.) A member of one's own military forces, or of allied forces. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
friendly
adjective
1: characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" [ant: {unfriendly}]
2: favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
3: easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" [ant: {unfriendly}]
4: of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire" [ant: {hostile}] [also: {friendliest}, {friendlier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "friendly": accessible, acquainted, affable, affectionate, agreeable, agreeably, amiable, amiably, amicable, amicably, approachable, ardently, arm in arm, at home, at home with, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, brotherly, buddy-buddy, cheerful, chummy, civil, close, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, comfortable, comfy, commodious, communicative, companionable, companionate, compatible, congenial, congenially, contented, convenient, convivial, cooperative, cordial, cordially, courteous, cozy, cushioned, cushiony, cushy, demonstrative, devoted, easeful, easy, familiar, familiarly, favorable, favorably, fit for society, fond of society, fraternal, friendlike, friendliwise, friendly with, friends with, generous, genial, genially, good-natured, gracious, gregarious, hand in hand, harmonious, heartily, hearty, homelike, homely, homey, homish, hospitable, intimate, intimately, kind, kindly, kindly-disposed, liberal, lived-in, loving, luxurious, matey, neighborlike, neighborly, on good terms, open, openhearted, pally, palsy-walsy, peaceable, peaceful, plain, pleasant, pleasantly, propitious, receptive, relaxing, reposeful, restful, roomy, sib, simpatico, simple, sisterly, snug, sociable, social, social-minded, soft, sympathique, thick, unhostile, unpretending, unreserved, urbane, warm, warm-hearted, warmhearted, warmly, welcoming, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant, with open arms
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Friendly, MD (CDP, FIPS 30575) Location: 38.75640 N, 76.96578 W Population (1990): 9028 (2780 housing units) Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Friendly, WV (town, FIPS 29404) Location: 39.51290 N, 81.06207 W Population (1990): 146 (73 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26146
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Friendly, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland Population (2000): 10938 Housing Units (2000): 3636 Land area (2000): 6.792703 sq. miles (17.593019 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.792703 sq. miles (17.593019 sq. km) FIPS code: 30575 Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24 Location: 38.750064 N, 76.974267 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Friendly, MD Friendly
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Friendly, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 159 Housing Units (2000): 70 Land area (2000): 0.095536 sq. miles (0.247436 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.095536 sq. miles (0.247436 sq. km) FIPS code: 29404 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 39.514888 N, 81.061011 W ZIP Codes (1990): 26146 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Friendly, WV Friendly
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