Meaning & use

friendly

adjective·Everyday

Kind, warm, and pleasant in behavior toward others.

See it in a sentence

The new neighbor gave us a friendly wave as we moved in.

Staff at the small hotel were friendly and eager to help guests.

A note on using this word

Often used as a suffix in compounds like 'eco-friendly' or 'user-friendly' to mean 'easy on' or 'good for.'

Words with a similar meaning

kindamiable

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

Make it your own

Write a sentence using “friendly”, then compare your use with the examples above.

Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.