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Inflections of 'friendly' (adj):

Inflectionsfriendlynnpl

friendlier: adj comparative

friendliest: adj superlative

WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026

friendly

A friendly person is kind and pleasant.

The staff are very friendly and helpful.

If you are friendly to someone or friendly towards someone, you are kind and pleasant to them.

The women had been friendly to Lyn.

Your father is not as friendly towards me as he used to be.

If you are friendly with someone, you like each other and enjoy spending time together.

I became friendly with some of my neighbours.

Friendly is never an adverb. Don't say, for example, ‘He behaved friendly’. You say ‘He behaved in a friendly way’.

We talked to them in a friendly way.

She looked up at Boris, smiling at him in such a friendly way.

Be careful
Don't confuse friendly and sympathetic. If you have a problem and someone is sympathetic or shows a sympathetic attitude, they show that they care and would like to help you.

When I told him how I felt, he was very sympathetic.

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'friendly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

comprehension - social - staff - way - welcome

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "friendly" in the title:

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a friendly badminton competition/game/tournament - English Only forum
a friendly "if firm" response - English Only forum
a friendly neighborhood - English Only forum
A friendly reminder - English Only forum
a friendly staff - English Only forum
A friendly tip on the train - English Only forum
a more friendly reluctant - English Only forum
"a most friendly way" - English Only forum
a new eco-friendly line of glasses whose <<shades>> are made - English Only forum
a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society - English Only forum
A small China-friendly country is useful... - English Only forum
a very friendly bunch of folks who love<s>... - English Only forum
advertiser-friendly - English Only forum
All that part is friendly to us - English Only forum
Although I was a stranger, they treated me in a friendly way. - English Only forum
amiable, serious but friendly - English Only forum
antonym of "environmentally friendly" - English Only forum
Are you eco-friendly? - English Only forum
as you become their friendly conscience - English Only forum
be friendly with somebody - English Only forum
be in with = be friendly with ? - English Only forum
Be just being friendly to him. - English Only forum
Be user friendly to other people? - English Only forum
behave in a friendly way / coyly - English Only forum
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