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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: |
If someone is unfriendly, they make other people feel that they are not interested in them or that they don't want to get to know them. Sometimes they act in a way that is not nice or kind. Some people really don't want to talk to or be friends with other people, but sometimes people can act in a way that seems unfriendly even if they are not really unfriendly people.
Ms. Ellis went over to say hello to her new neighbors, but they were kind of unfriendly, so she didn't try to talk to them again.People often think Max is unfriendly, but actually he is just shy and doesn't know what to say to people.- antonyms:
- friendly, warm
- similar words:
- distant
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| related words: |
chill, ill, stiff |
| 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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