Friendly

//ˈfɹɛnd.li//

Synonyms for "friendly" (185 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (37)

Adverb(1 words)
amicably

Strong matches (56)

Adverb(2 words)
commonlyfriendlily
Noun(1 words)
exhibition game

Related words (92)

Adjective(2 words)
well disposedwell-disposed

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

3 entries

More specific

10 entries

Antonyms

5 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

5 entries

derived

30 entries

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derived from

3 entries

has context

3 entries

is a

2 entries

related to

23 entries

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similar

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Translations

256 translations across 60 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • miqësor adj (approachable, warm)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • φίλιος adj (approachable, warm)
  • φίλιος adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • φίλιος adj (having an easy relationship)
  • φιλικός adj (approachable, warm)

Arabic

3 entries
  • زْوين adj (approachable, warm)
  • ضْريف adj (approachable, warm)
  • لَطِيف adj (approachable, warm)

Armenian

4 entries
  • բարեկամական adj (approachable, warm)
  • բարեհամբույր adj (approachable, warm)
  • բարեհամբույր adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • ընկերական adj (approachable, warm)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • дружалю́бны adj (approachable, warm)
  • ла́скавы adj (approachable, warm)
  • прыя́зны adj (approachable, warm)
  • прыя́цельскі adj (approachable, warm)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дружелю́бен adj (approachable, warm)
  • приве́тлив adj (approachable, warm)
  • прия́телски adj (approachable, warm)
  • прия́телски adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Catalan

4 entries
  • amistós adj (approachable, warm)
  • amistós adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • amistós adj (without hostility)
  • amistosament adv (in a friendly manner)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 友好 adj (approachable, warm)
  • 親切 /亲切 adj (approachable, warm)

Czech

4 entries
  • laskavý adj (approachable, warm)
  • přátelský adj (approachable, warm)
  • přátelský adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • přívětivý adj (approachable, warm)

Danish

4 entries
  • venlig adj (approachable, warm)
  • venlig adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • venligsindet adj (without hostility)
  • venskabelig adj (without hostility)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aangenaam adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • bevriend adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)
  • hartelijk adj (approachable, warm)
  • sympathiek adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • amika adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • amike adv (in a friendly manner)

Estonian

3 entries
  • sõbralik adj (approachable, warm)
  • sõbralik adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • sõbralikult adv (in a friendly manner)

Finnish

4 entries
  • oma adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)
  • ystävällinen adj (approachable, warm)
  • ystävällinen adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • ystävällinen adj (having an easy relationship)

French

4 entries
  • aimable adj (approachable, warm)
  • aimable adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • allié adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)
  • alliée adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)

Galician

2 entries
  • amigábel adj (approachable, warm)
  • amistoso adj (approachable, warm)

German

3 entries
  • freundlich adj (approachable, warm)
  • freundlich adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • freundlich adv (in a friendly manner)

Greek

4 entries
  • φιλικός adj (approachable, warm)
  • φιλικός adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • φιλικός adj (having an easy relationship)
  • φιλικός adj (without hostility)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • aikāne adj (approachable, warm)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • חברותי adj (approachable, warm)
  • ידידותי adj (approachable, warm)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • baráti adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)
  • barátságos adj (approachable, warm)
  • barátságosan adv (in a friendly manner)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • vinalegur adj (approachable, warm)
  • vingjarnlegur adj (approachable, warm)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • ramah adj (approachable, warm)

Irish

4 entries
  • cairdiúil adj (approachable, warm)
  • carthanach adj (approachable, warm)
  • coimhirseach adj (approachable, warm)
  • comhbhách adj (approachable, warm)

Italian

4 entries
  • accogliente adj (approachable, warm)
  • amichevole adj (approachable, warm)
  • gentile adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • amicamente adv (in a friendly manner)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 友の adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)
  • 友好的な adj (approachable, warm)
  • 友好的な adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • 友好的な adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)

Javanese

1 entries
  • ꦄꦏꦿꦧ꧀ adj (approachable, warm)

Korean

1 entries
  • 친절하다 adj (approachable, warm)

Latin

3 entries
  • amīcus adj (approachable, warm)
  • amīcus adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • venustus adj (approachable, warm)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • draugiškas adj (approachable, warm)
  • draugiškai adv (in a friendly manner)

Low German

2 entries
  • fründlich adj (approachable, warm)
  • fründlich adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • добродушен adj (approachable, warm)
  • дружељубив adj (approachable, warm)
  • мил adj (approachable, warm)
  • пријателски adj (approachable, warm)

Malay

1 entries
  • ramah adj (approachable, warm)

Middle English

2 entries
  • felawely adj (approachable, warm)
  • frendly adj (approachable, warm)

Nepali

1 entries
  • मैत्रीपूर्ण adj (approachable, warm)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • vennlig adj (approachable, warm)
  • vennlig adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • venleg adj (approachable, warm)
  • venleg adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • vennleg adj (approachable, warm)
  • vennleg adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Persian

1 entries
  • دوستانه adj (approachable, warm)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • frintlich adj (approachable, warm)

Polish

4 entries
  • przyjacielski adj (approachable, warm)
  • przyjacielski adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • przyjazny adj (approachable, warm)
  • przyjazny adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • amigo adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • amigo adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)
  • amigável adj (approachable, warm)
  • amigável adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Romanian

4 entries
  • amical adj (approachable, warm)
  • amical adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • prietenos adj (approachable, warm)
  • prietenos adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Russian

4 entries
  • доброду́шный adj (approachable, warm)
  • дру́жеский adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • дру́жественный adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • дру́жественный adj (without hostility)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • càirdeil adj (approachable, warm)
  • càirdeil adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • càirdeil adj (without hostility)
  • càirdeil adj (pertaining to friendlies in the conflict sense)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ljȕbazan adj (approachable, warm)
  • mȉo adj (approachable, warm)
  • prijatèljskī adj (approachable, warm)
  • prijatèljskī adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Slovak

4 entries
  • láskavý adj (approachable, warm)
  • priateľský adj (approachable, warm)
  • priateľský adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • prívetivý adj (approachable, warm)

Slovene

3 entries
  • prijazen adj (approachable, warm)
  • prijáteljski adj (approachable, warm)
  • prijáteljski adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Spanish

4 entries
  • amical adj (approachable, warm)
  • amigable adj (approachable, warm)
  • amigo adj (approachable, warm)
  • amistoso adj (approachable, warm)

Swedish

3 entries
  • vänlig adj (approachable, warm)
  • vänlig adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • vänligt adv (in a friendly manner)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • palakaibigan adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Thai

2 entries
  • กันเอง adj (approachable, warm)
  • เป็นกันเอง adj (approachable, warm)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • yṣuwar adj (approachable, warm)

Turkish

4 entries
  • cana yakın adj (approachable, warm)
  • cana yakın adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • arkadaşça adv (in a friendly manner)
  • dostane adv (in a friendly manner)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • дру́жній adj (approachable, warm)
  • дру́жній adj (characteristic of friendliness)
  • дружелю́бний adj (approachable, warm)
  • ласка́вий adj (approachable, warm)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • thân thiện adj (approachable, warm)

Volapük

2 entries
  • flenöfik adj (approachable, warm)
  • flenöfik adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Walloon

2 entries
  • amiståve adj (approachable, warm)
  • binamé adj (approachable, warm)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cyfeillgar adj (approachable, warm)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • חבֿריש adj (approachable, warm)
  • פֿרײַנדלעך adj (approachable, warm)
  • פֿרײַנדלעך adj (characteristic of friendliness)

Zazaki

4 entries
  • dostane adj (approachable, warm)
  • dostin adj (without hostility)
  • embazin adj (without hostility)
  • ganşirın adj (approachable, warm)

Sample sentences

42 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You must be friendly with your neighbors.

Source: tatoeba (18667)

You should be friendly rather than stubborn.

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We have established friendly relations with the new government of that country.

Source: tatoeba (23191)

At one time we were enemies, but we've buried the hatchet and we are now on friendly terms with each other.

Source: tatoeba (27759)

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