as in friendship
kindly concern, interest, or support
the family was overwhelmed by the friendliness of the welcoming committee
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as in warm
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
all of the people in my new department seem friendly as a friendly gesture, we presented our new neighbors with a plate of homemade cookies
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as in familiar
closely acquainted
we're friendly with our neighbors
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as in positive
expressing approval
a friendly sign that our pet project would be approved
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as in obliging
willing to do a favor
a kid-friendly restaurant with high chairs and a special menu for small-fry appetites
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as in helpful
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
the state's attitude towards commercial development is widely regarded as friendly to the business community
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Recent Examples of friendliness
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Dedicated users tout their environmental benefits, such as waste reduction, cost-friendliness and potential for symptom management.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
This travel-friendly sound system is mounted in a crushproof, waterproof, lockable pelican case.
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Kris Millgate,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
7 Oct. 2022
Wednesday had a friendly-looking cloud and a few raindrops, and Thursday had a dark, threatening cloud with heavier drops.
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F. Martin Ralph,
Scientific American,
19 Aug. 2022
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
With traces of the trap titans that paved the way, Kushington’s motivational raps filled his trapper-friendly The Streets Is Yours debut project, which arrived last March.
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Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Expect a raucous crowd for Scotland’s sole appearance in South Florida; the supporters group, known as the Tartan Army, is known worldwide for its avid support and friendliness.
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Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Dedicated users tout their environmental benefits, such as waste reduction, cost-friendliness and potential for symptom management.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Adjective
So did his friendly rival, John Adams, who wrote of his dream ‘…to see rising in America an empire of liberty, and a prospect of two or three hundred millions of freemen, without one noble or one king among them.
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Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
This travel-friendly sound system is mounted in a crushproof, waterproof, lockable pelican case.
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Kris Millgate,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Adverb
The couple, parents of two young children, felt something more family friendly fit their lives in 2022.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
7 Oct. 2022
Wednesday had a friendly-looking cloud and a few raindrops, and Thursday had a dark, threatening cloud with heavier drops.
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F. Martin Ralph,
Scientific American,
19 Aug. 2022
Noun
During England’s recent friendly against Uruguay, Ben White was booed by fans in his first appearance for the national team since 2022.
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Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
With traces of the trap titans that paved the way, Kushington’s motivational raps filled his trapper-friendly The Streets Is Yours debut project, which arrived last March.
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Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendliness
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Shamea and Porsha’s passive back-and-forth is a fascinating take on how icing someone out after a friendship falls apart can play out on a show like The Real Housewives.
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Instead of celebrating innovation, the movie unfolds through lawsuits and broken friendships.
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But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
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Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
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The cordiality and handsome looks of the dining room are exquisite reminders of elaborate Milanese design.
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Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.
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Maybe camaraderie and neighborliness will succeed where the Council’s blindness to our needs failed.
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The North Star State’s Minnesota Nice reputation has long encompassed progressive politics; a polite, if guarded, interpersonal demeanor; and a hearty neighborliness formed out of necessity during frigid winters.
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So to find herself so far from Alicent’s kindness and affirmation is really stark.
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The whole group went to the Haiti-Morocco game this weekend, closing a loop of kindness that extended beyond Thompson’s original gesture.
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The article concludes that genuine empowerment requires substantial capital investment, not just goodwill, to build effective support systems.
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By the end of the 1970s, the band and movemenet were losing goodwill, loathed by both the hip disco cognoscenti and a reactionary macho counterinsurgence that culminated in the vinyl furnace at Disco Demolition Night in Chicago.
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