The difference between Familiar and Friendly

When used as nouns, familiar means an attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form, whereas friendly means a game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

When used as adjectives, familiar means known to one, whereas friendly means generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

Friendly is also adverb with the meaning: in a friendly manner, like a friend.

check bellow for the other definitions of Familiar and Friendly

  1. Familiar as an adjective:

    Known to one.

    Examples:

    "there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar'"

  2. Familiar as an adjective:

    Acquainted.

    Examples:

    "I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears"

  3. Familiar as an adjective:

    Intimate or friendly.

    Examples:

    "we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar'"

  4. Familiar as an adjective:

    Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

    Examples:

    "Don’t be familiar with me, boy!"

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  5. Familiar as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

  1. Familiar as a noun:

    An attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form.

    Examples:

    "The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

  2. Familiar as a noun (obsolete):

    A member of one's family or household.

  3. Familiar as a noun (obsolete):

    A close friend.

  4. Familiar as a noun (historical):

    The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.

  1. Friendly as an adjective:

    Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

    Examples:

    "Your cat seems very friendly."

  2. Friendly as an adjective:

    Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

    Examples:

    "He gave a friendly smile."

  3. Friendly as an adjective:

    Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.

    Examples:

    "a user-friendly software program"

    "a dog-friendly café"

    "the use of [[environmentally friendly]] packaging"

  4. Friendly as an adjective:

    Without any hostility.

    Examples:

    "a friendly competition"

    "a friendly power or state"

  5. Friendly as an adjective:

    Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.

    Examples:

    "a friendly breeze or gale"

  6. Friendly as an adjective (military):

    Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports

    Examples:

    "The soldier was killed by friendly fire."

  7. Friendly as an adjective (number theory):

    Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

    Examples:

    "friendly numbers;  friendly pairs;  friendly n-tuples"

  8. Friendly as an adjective (in compounds):

    Not damaging to, or compatible with (the compounded noun)

    Examples:

    "The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly."

    "Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers."

    "Our sandwiches are made with dolphin-friendly tuna."

  1. Friendly as an adverb (archaic):

    In a friendly manner, like a friend.

  1. Friendly as a noun (sports):

    A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

    Examples:

    "Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions"

  2. Friendly as a noun:

    A person or entity on the same side in a conflict.

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