Barátságtalan

Barátságtalan is a Hungarian adjective meaning unfriendly, cold, or hostile in manner or character. It can describe people, their behavior, or environments that feel unwelcoming.

Etymology: The word is formed from the concept of friendship, with the suffix -talan indicating absence. It communicates “lacking friendship” or “without friendliness.” The positive counterpart is barátságos, meaning friendly, with barátság from barátság (friendship).

Usage and grammar: Barátságtalan is used attributively before nouns, for example barátságtalan ember (an unfriendly person) or barátságtalan hozzáállás (an unfriendly attitude). It has comparative and superlative forms: barátságtalanabb (more unfriendly) and legbarátságtalanabb (the most unfriendly). The adverbial form is barátságtalanul, meaning “in an unfriendly way.”

Examples: A recepciós barátságtalan volt. (The receptionist was unfriendly.) Ez a hely barátságtalan hangulatú. (This place has an unfriendly atmosphere.) A beszéd barátságtalanul rideg volt. (The speech was unfriendly and stern.) Barátságtalanul viselkedni például a közösségi interakciókban gyakran távolságtartó megítéléshez vezet.

See also: barátságos (friendly), rideg (cold, austere), ellenséges (hostile).

Notes: Barátságtalan is a common, neutral descriptor in both conversational and written Hungarian. Its nuance ranges from simply not friendly to overt hostility, depending on context and tone.