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.

accessible acquainted affable affectionate agreeable agreeably amiable amiably amicable amicably approachable ardently arm in arm at home at home with beneficent benevolent benign benignant brotherly buddy-buddy cheerful chummy civil close clubbable clubbish clubby comfortable comfy commodious communicative companionable companionate compatible congenial congenially contented convenient convivial cooperative cordial cordially courteous cozy cushioned cushiony cushy demonstrative devoted easeful easy familiar familiarly favorable favorably fit for society fond of society fraternal friendlike friendliwise friendly with friends with generous genial genially good-natured gracious gregarious hand in hand harmonious heartily hearty homelike homely homey homish hospitable intimate intimately kind kindly kindly-disposed liberal lived-in loving luxurious matey neighborlike neighborly on good terms open openhearted pally palsy-walsy peaceable peaceful plain pleasant pleasantly propitious receptive relaxing reposeful restful roomy sib simpatico simple sisterly snug sociable social social-minded soft sympathique thick unhostile unpretending unreserved urbane warm warm-hearted warmhearted warmly welcoming well-affected well-disposed well-intentioned well-meaning well-meant with open arms