Literary notes about Friendly (AI summary)
The word "friendly" emerges in literature as a versatile descriptor that enhances personal warmth, natural beauty, and diplomatic rapport. In narratives by Dickens and other authors, it often frames characters or interactions with a sense of genial ease, as when a character’s demeanor or parting is noted in a friendly manner ([1], [2], [3]). It also colors grander contexts, lending a personal touch to epic addresses and celestial imagery—the liegelord in an ancient epic or the gentle glow of the heavens might be deemed friendly ([4], [5]). Beyond individual traits, "friendly" sets the tone for social conduct and even political interactions, suggesting both cordiality and a subtle, reassuring diplomacy ([6], [7]). This multifaceted usage demonstrates how "friendly" functions as a literary tool to evoke trust, warmth, and an inviting atmosphere across diverse genres.
- "A friendly one," he replied, "and only waiting, as they say ghosts do, to be addressed.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens - ' Mr Boffin descended with an air of resignation, and gave himself up, after taking friendly leave of Mr Venus.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - 'I say you'll make your fortune, Mr. Sowerberry,' repeated Mr. Bumble, tapping the undertaker on the shoulder, in a friendly manner, with his cane.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - Wulfgar addressed then His friendly liegelord: “Folk of the Geatmen [14] He thereupon urges his liegelord to receive the visitors courteously.
— from Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem - The sun by lurid clouds was veiled, The friendly lights of heaven were paled; And, fiercely gleaming, fiery Mars Opposed the beams of gentler stars.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - While showing himself suspicious of Germany and Austria-Hungary, he entered on friendly relations with France.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - But instead of pursuing his expedition by land, he was rejoiced to shelter the relics of his army in the friendly seaport of Satalia.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
