friendly

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din engleză medie freendly, frendli, frendely, frendlich, care provine din engleză veche frēondlīċ < proto-germanică *frijōndlīkaz; echivalent cu friend („prieten, amic”) +‎ -ly.

Înrudit cu friziană (din Saterland) früntelk, fjuntelk, friziană (de vest) freonlik, neerlandeză vriendelijk, germană de jos fründelk, frünnelk și germană freundlich.

Pronunție

• AFI: /ˈfɹɛn(d)li/

Adjectiv

friendly (comp. friendlier sau more friendly, sup. friendliest sau most friendly)

1. prietenos, amabil, sociabil

   Your cat seems very friendly.

2. îmbietor, atrăgător, încântător

   He gave a friendly smile.

3. (p.ext.) ușor de folosit, accesibil
4. (p.ext.) amical

   a friendly competition

5. (p.ext.) favorabil, propice

   a friendly breeze or gale

6. (mil.) al aliaților

   The soldier was killed by friendly fire.

7. (atributiv) favorabil pentru

   The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly.

Sinonime

• 1-2: affable, amiable, amicable, (livr.) benevolent, (fam.) buddy-buddy, chummy, comradely, cordial, kind, loving, neighbourly, sympathetic
• 4: favourable, propitious

Antonime

• hostile, unfriendly

Cuvinte derivate

• friendliness

Cuvinte compuse

• eco-friendly
• family-friendly
• friendly fire
• Friendly Islands
• friendly name
• friendly URL
• print-friendly, printer-friendly
• radio-friendly
• user-friendly

Cuvinte apropiate

• friend
• friendship

Adverb

friendly (comp. more friendly, sup. most friendly)

1. prietenește, (în mod) amical

   He acted in a friendly manner towards his brother's kids.

Sinonime

• amicably, friendlily

Substantiv

friendly, pl. friendlies

1. (sport) partidă amicală

   Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions.

2. (p.ext.) persoană sau entitate care se află pe aceeași parte într-un conflict

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary