unfriendly (ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- not friendly; hostile
- unfavourable or disagreeable
adverb
- rare in an unfriendly manner
Alternative Forms
unˈfriendliness nounSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
hostile,
cold,
distant,
sour,
chilly,
aloof,
surly,
antagonistic,
disagreeable,
quarrelsome,
unsociable,
ill-disposed,
unneighbourly,
=
unfavourable,
hostile,
inhospitable,
alien,
inauspicious,
inimical,
uncongenial,
unpropitious,
unkind,
Translations
- British English:
unfriendly
If you describe someone as unfriendly, you mean that they behave in an unkind or hostile way.The staff in the café are slow and unfriendly.ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ ADJECTIVE The staff in the café are slow and unfriendly.
- Spanish:
antipático
adj antipática
- French:
antipathique
adj
- German:
unfreundlich
adj
- Chinese: 不友好的 adj
- Arabic: غَيْرُ وُديّ adj
- Portuguese: antipático adj antipática
- Russian: недружелюбный adj недружелюбная
- Croatian: neprijazan adj neprijazna
- Czech: nepřátelský adj
- Danish: uvenlig adj
- Dutch: onvriendelijk adj
- Finnish: epäystävällinen adj
- Greek: αφιλόξενος adj αφιλόξενη
- Italian: scortese adj
- Japanese: 不親切な no_posp
- Korean: 불친절한 adj
- Norwegian: uvennlig adj
- Polish: nieprzyjazny adj nieprzyjazna
- Brazilian Portuguese: antipático adj antipática
- European Spanish:
antipático
adj antipática
- Swedish: ovänlig adj ovänligt
- Thai: ไม่เป็นมิตร adj
- Turkish: düşmanca adj
- Vietnamese: không thân thiện adj
Usage examples
The lands ahead were empty of all save birds and beasts, unfriendly places deserted by all the races of the world.
, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)Q. How do you propose to tackle an unfriendly United Front (uf) Government?
India Today (1997)Old or stale beans are disastrous and equally so is unfriendly customer contact.
The Australian (2004)It is massive, made of concrete, it is overpowering and unfriendly.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)They will grow around `friendly' antibiotics but appear to stay away from ` unfriendly " ones.
, Cystitis (1994)