From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Sportfriendlyfriend‧ly1 /ˈfrendli/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS2W3 adjective (comparative friendlier, superlative friendliest)1FRIENDLYbehaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help themOPP unfriendlya friendly smileI’ve found a great pub – good beer and a friendly atmosphere.friendly to/towardsWhy is he suddenly so friendly towards you, Charlotte?2 →be friendly with somebody3WARnot at war with your own country, or not opposing youOPP hostilefriendly nations4British EnglishDS a friendlygame is played for pleasure or practice, and not because it is important to wina friendly match against AC Milan5 →user-friendly/customer-friendly etc6 →environmentally-friendly/ozone-friendly/eco-friendly etc7 →friendly fire —friendliness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSfriendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help thema friendly smileThe local people are very friendly.warm [usually before noun] friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortableHe was such a warm caring person and everyone loved him.We received a very warm welcome.nice especially spoken friendly and kindChris is a nice guy. I’m sure you’ll get on with him.He wasn’t very nice to the other children.amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ formal friendly and easy to likeTom was an amiable young man.welcoming friendly to someone who has just arrived somewherea welcoming smileThe group are very welcoming to new members.hospitable friendly and eager to make visitors comfortableI found Japanese people to be very hospitable.genial formal behaving in a cheerful and friendly waya genial hostShe was in a genial mood.cordial formal friendly and polite but formalThe two nations have always maintained cordial relations.approachable friendly and easy to talk to – used especially about people in important positionsThe head teacher is very approachable.Examples from the Corpusfriendly• Tighter laws are needed to preventmanufacturers from falsely claiming their products are environmentfriendly.• We had not yet met Odd-Knut, but his voice was friendly and competent.• The hotelstaff were very friendly and helpful.• Ella was very friendly, and I liked her immediately.• Ken and Cliff were fair-haired, friendly, and talked a lot.• The restaurant had good food and a friendlyatmosphere.• One surprise was how friendly everyone was to us on our travels.• Instead, the friendlygreenthumbs at Tucson BotanicalGardenschoose to throw open their gates for free.• Cyril saw Ellen coming and began to scratch his forearm in a friendlymanner.• You're lucky to work in such a friendlyoffice.• Friendlyrelations between the two countries have continued through this difficult time.• The Howtowdie Intimate atmosphere, excellentmenu and friendly service.• And the people were so very friendly, so hospitable.• Fontaine said that he was leaving the company on very friendlyterms.• Misha was being very friendlytoday.• A friendly voice answered the phone.• She was friendly, which was unusual for stars of the day.friendly to/towards• He was friendly to evangelists but was unmoved by their calls for his conversion.• Ralph, the first boy to come into contact with Piggy did not try to be friendly towards him.• Newly introduced males were the least friendly toinfants.• Steve had always been particularly friendly to me, and I had often sat next to him.• Browgill Cave is friendly tonovices, and provides an easy passage into its interior.• If anything, he was friendliest to them.• Interestingly, efforts to support the family at work have not always been friendly to women.Related topics: Gamesfriendlyfriendly2 noun (plural friendlies) [countable] British EnglishDGa game played for pleasure or practice, and not because it is important to winExamples from the Corpusfriendly• The games on the site are divided into two categories: friendlies and tournaments.• By the end of the 32/33 season, the club was well placed to progress from friendlies to JuniorLeaguesoccer.• The team will play friendlies from April, with the league starting on 15 May.• Meanwhile the Deesiders have fixed up four attractivepreseasonfriendlies against football league opposition at Holywell Road.• Expectation had been rampant throughout June but, come the pre-season friendlies of August, football fever had reacheddizzyheights.• None of the friendlies would have been able to see letalone reach them under the densecanopy where they went down.• Normally it was helpful, but this time, with the friendlies on the ground, they could not fire back.