Friendly meaning

What does “friendly” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“friendly” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces.

friendly

troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
“friendlies came to their rescue”
Oppositeshostile

characteristic of or befitting a friend
“friendly advice”
“a friendly neighborhood”
Oppositesunfriendly
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
“a government friendly to our interests”
“well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States”
Synonymswell-disposed well disposed
easy to understand or use
“user-friendly computers”
“a consumer-friendly policy”
Oppositesunfriendly
of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
“in friendly territory”
“he was accidentally killed by friendly fire”
Oppositeshostile

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University