friendly

Definition

  • noun: a game between sports teams that is done for fun and not as part of a regular playing season
  • noun: one that is friendly
  • adjective: acting like a friend
  • adjective: of, relating to, or befitting a 'friend'
  • usually + 'to' or 'toward'
  • synonyms: propitious, kind, favorable

Examples

  • Several soldiers were killed by 'friendly fire'. [=they were accidentally killed by weapons fired from their own side]

  • environmentally 'friendly' products = eco-'friendly' products [=products that do not harm the environment]

  • They are 'friendly with' their new neighbors. [=they are friends with their new neighbors]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Come here. Hey. I'm liking this new view. Friendship Island has expanded. Glad they finally opened that friendly argument section. I like Tragic Vampire Romance Island. Fashion Island. Everyone shut up. Boy Band Island? (..)
    2015 Inside Out