Friendly and Liking

Friendly

Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.

Liking and friendly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Liking" instead an adjective "Friendly".

Nearby Words: friend, friendliness, friendship

Liking

Liking noun - Positive regard for something.

Friendly and liking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Friendly" instead an adjective "Liking".

Nearby Words: like, likable, liked

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Friendly Enemy Henry becomes pretty friendly with Travis in the sequel (even if Travis doesn't care), while there are a few more he ends up liking.
  • Visual Novel / Robotics;Notes Relationship Sabotage: Akiho does this in episode 9, after noticing Nae and their teacher Mitsuhiko getting a little too friendly for her liking at the festival.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: Obsidian comes off as rather silly, what with his friendly attitude toward Vale and his comment about liking shiny things.
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