unfriendly
Not friendly; hostile; meanNot friendly; hostile; mean.
Recorded US: Steve Shives, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Examples
98 sentencesThat was very unfriendly.
Це було дуже недружелюбно. — deniko
Tom is unfriendly.
Том недружелюбний. — deniko
ruТом недружелюбный. — odexed
deTom ist unfreundlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you think Tom is unfriendly?
deFindest du Tom unfreundlich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 sensesNot friendly; hostile; mean.
unfreundlich
недружелю́бныйnedruželjúbnyj, недру́жественныйnedrúžestvennyj
Unfavourable.
- not easy to understand or use
- not disposed to friendship or friendliness
- not friendly
- very unfavorable to life or growth
Origin
From Middle English unfrendly, unfrendli, unfrendely, from Old English *unfrēondlīċ (suggeFrom Middle English unfrendly, unfrendli, unfrendely, from Old English *unfrēondlīċ (suggested by derivative unfrēondlīċe (“in an unfriendly manner; unfriendly”, adverb)), equivalent to un- + friendly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunfrüntelk, uunfjuntelk (“unfriendly”), West Frisian ûnfreonlik (“unfriendly”), Dutch onvriendelijk (“unfriendly”), German Low German unfrünnelk (“unfriendly”), German unfreundlich (“unfriendly”), Faroese ófryntligur (“unfriendly”), Icelandic ófrýnilegur (“ugly; disturbing”).
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Forms
unfriendlier/more unfriendly, unfriendliest/most unfriendly| Comparative | unfriendlier / more unfriendly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | unfriendliest / most unfriendly Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- not friendly:inimical
- very unfavorable to life or growth:hostileuncongenial
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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