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un·friend·ly
 unfriendly
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
frend
li
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
unfriendlier, unfriendliest |
| definition 1: |
not friendly; distant, unpleasant, or mean to other people.
The unfriendly dog bit its owner's leg.- antonyms:
- affable, amiable, friendly, genial, neighborly, warm
- similar words:
- distant, hostile, ugly
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| definition 2: |
leading to a poor or harmful future; not welcoming.
Unfriendly weather caused the polar expedition to turn back.- antonyms:
- favorable
- similar words:
- cool, hostile, ugly
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| related words: |
chill, cold, desolate, frigid, glaring, ill, stiff |
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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, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unfair, unfamiliar, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, 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, earthly, elderly, friendly, ghastly, ghostly, lively, lonely, unfriendly, heavenly, hourly, lovely, monthly, motherly, nightly, orderly, sickly, slovenly, timely, worldly
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