friendly

Everyday

1. Kind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend. tree →
2. Of an animal: gentle and not likely to attack. tree →
3. Not harmful to something: eco-friendly, child-friendly, user-friendly. tree →
4. A noun (UK sport): a match that is not part of a competition. tree →

In the lessons

In manners lessons: being friendly — smile, say hello, include others, share. In safety: a friendly-seeming stranger is still a stranger; a dog that looks friendly may still bite — ask the owner before stroking. In science: «environmentally friendly» choices like recycling. Phrases: friendly to someone, be friendly with, friendly face, eco-friendly, child-friendly, user-friendly, a friendly match.

Examples

• Our new neighbours are very friendly. tree →
• Always ask the owner if a dog is friendly before you stroke it. tree →
• She gave me a friendly smile. tree →
• A friendly face helps when you are new. tree →
• Recycling is eco-friendly. tree →
• The museum is child-friendly. tree →
• A stranger may seem friendly, but don't go anywhere with them. tree →
• We played a friendly against the other school. tree →
• In comfortable rooms they encounter hospitality and friendly faces. tree →

Note

It ends in -ly but is an adjective, not an adverb: «He is friendly» (not «He talked friendly» — say «in a friendly way»). Comparisons: friendlier, friendliest. Opposite: unfriendly.

In Jewish tradition

In manners lessons: being friendly — smile, say hello, include others, share. In safety: a friendly-seeming stranger is still a stranger; a dog that looks friendly may still bite — ask the owner before stroking. In science: «environmentally friendly» choices like recycling. Phrases: friendly to someone, be friendly with, friendly face, eco-friendly, child-friendly, user-friendly, a friendly match.

Examples

• The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

It ends in -ly but is an adjective, not an adverb: «He is friendly» (not «He talked friendly» — say «in a friendly way»). Comparisons: friendlier, friendliest. Opposite: unfriendly.