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Friendly
/ˈfrendli/
Showing kindness and goodwill to others, often in a warm and helpful manner.
Synonyms:
amiable
affable
genial
cordial
warm
civil
Antonyms:
hostile
unfriendly
cold
aloof
antagonistic
Examples:
He had a wide,
friendly
face.
But Kate refused to be
friendly
.
It was not a
friendly
face.
Etymology:
Derives from Old English
freondlic
meaning
well-disposed, kind,
adapted to Middle English as
frendly,
rooted from
freond
or
friend.
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27 mentions per 1 million words
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