Welcoming vs. Friendly

Welcoming vs. Friendly — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Welcoming and Friendly

Welcomingadjective

hospitable, accessible and cordial.

Friendlyadjective

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

Your cat seems very friendly.

Welcomingnoun

An act of giving welcome.

Friendlyadjective

Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

He gave a friendly smile.

Welcomingadjective

very cordial;

a welcoming smile

Friendlyadjective

Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.

a user-friendly software programa dog-friendly caféthe use of environmentally friendly packaging
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Friendlyadjective

Without any hostility.

a friendly competitiona friendly power or state

Friendlyadjective

Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.

a friendly breeze or gale

Friendlyadjective

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

The soldier was killed by friendly fire.

Friendlyadjective

(number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

friendly numbers;friendly pairs;friendly n-tuples

Friendlyadjective

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

The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly.Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers.Our sandwiches are made with dolphin-friendly tuna.

Friendlynoun

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

Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions
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Friendlynoun

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

Friendlyadverb

(archaic) In a friendly manner, like a friend.

Friendlyadjective

characteristic of or befitting a friend;

friendly advicea friendly neighborhoodthe only friendly person herea friendly host and hostess

Friendlyadjective

favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile;

a government friendly to our interestsan amicable agreement

Friendlyadjective

easy to understand or use;

user-friendly computersa consumer-friendly policya reader-friendly novel

Friendlyadjective

of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally;

in friendly territoryhe was accidentally killed by friendly fire