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un·friend·ly
 unfriendly
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
frend
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
unfriendlier, unfriendliest |
| definition 1: |
aloof, unpleasant, or hostile to others.
The neighbors are unfriendly, so I generally avoid them and don't ask any favors.She didn't mean to be unfriendly toward her co-worker, but she was in too much of a hurry to chat.You should stay away from that dog; it's very unfriendly.- antonyms:
- affable, amiable, amicable, friendly, genial, neighborly, warm
- similar words:
- antisocial, distant, hostile, inimical, surly, ugly
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| definition 2: |
not offering good prospects; not welcoming; forbidding.
an unfriendly coastline- antonyms:
- benign, favorable, propitious
- similar words:
- cool, forbidding, hostile, ugly
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| related words: |
chill, cold, contrary, desolate, enemy, frigid, glaring, ill, stiff, unfavorable |
adverb + (adj.)unfriendly
decidedly, environmentally, extremely, generally, increasingly, neither, otherwise, relatively
(adj.)unfriendly
+ adverb
somewhat
(adj.)unfriendly
+ noun
act,
alien,
atmosphere,
attitude,
behavior,
climate,
confine,
environment,
eye,
feature,
gesture,
ghost,
greeting,
legislation,
mood,
nation,
neighbor,
regime,
relation,
sky,
stare,
takeover,
terrain,
territory,
tone,
welcome,
witness
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| derivation: |
unfriendliness (n.) |
The word unfriendly
contains the following parts:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unarmed, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, uncivil, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unequivocal, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unfair, unfamiliar, unfinished, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkempt, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unorthodox, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsafe, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untidy, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
-ly2
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means like; every (when attached to times)
More about this word part:
The suffix -ly2attaches primarily to native English nouns to form adjectives.
Example words:
bodily, cowardly, daily, dastardly, earthly, elderly, friendly, ghastly, ghostly, lively, lonely, unfriendly, heavenly, hourly, kingly, lovely, monthly, motherly, nightly, orderly, scholarly, sickly, slovenly, sprightly, stately, timely, worldly
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