Thesaurus: friendly

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1. a. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.
2. a. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable.
3. a. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.
4. a. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.
5. adv. In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends.
6. adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend
7. adj. inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
8. adj. easy to understand or use
9. adj. of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
10. n. troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
11. 1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable. 2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable. In friendly relations with his moderate opponents. Macaulay. 3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state. 4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious; serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale. On the first friendly bank he throws him down. Addison. Syn. -- Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See Amicable. In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak. In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met. Beau. & Fl.
12. In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.] Shak.In whom all graces that can perfect beauty Are friendly met. Beau. &Fl.