Friendly
Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.
Interested and friendly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interested" instead an adjective "Friendly".
Interested
Interested adjective - Having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern.
Friendly and interested are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Friendly" instead an adjective "Interested".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He can easily make the ladies swoon (except the one he's interested in who doesn't fall for it), and overall is a very kind, friendly person.
Source: The Charmer -
While the two were friendly, Luna was much more interested in Dani while Karma was pissed that Dani thought they'd hook up simply because they're both lesbians.
Source: Characters / New Mutants - The second movie is the only exception, as while Jo is initially friendly to Rocky, Jo later becomes more interested in Colt.
Source: Film / 3 Ninjas
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