Pet-Friendly Meaning & Usage Guide

Meaning 1：allowing pets (pet-friendly)

pet-friendly 🔊

/ˌpɛt ˈfrɛndli/

adj.

A place, such as a hotel or apartment, that allows people to bring their pets with them.

Pet-friendly hotel lobby with dog welcome sign and water bowl

allowing pets 🔊

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/əˈlaʊɪŋ pɛts/

adj.

Describes a place, establishment, or policy that permits pets (typically dogs and cats) to accompany their owners, often with specific rules or amenities.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'pet' (animal) and 'friendly' (kind), meaning allowing pets.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a sign: paw print + smile = 'Pets Welcome Here!'

📖 Example

We chose this hotel because it's pet-friendly, so our golden retriever, Sunny, can join our family vacation. 🔊 We chose this hotel because it's pet-friendly, so our golden retriever, Sunny, can join our family vacation.

🔗 Collocations

pet-friendly hotel – A hotel that allows pets.

pet-friendly policy – A policy that permits pets.

pet-friendly apartment – An apartment that welcomes pets.

🔄 Synonyms

pet-accommodating (adj.) – Providing accommodations for pets.

dog-friendly (adj.) – Friendly or welcoming to dogs.

animal-friendly (adj.) – Favorable to animals.

🚫 Antonyms

pet-free (adj.) – Not allowing pets.

no-pets (adj.) – Prohibiting pets.

pet-hostile (adj.) – Unfriendly to pets.

🌱 Derivatives

pet-friendliness (n.) – The quality of being pet-friendly.

📖 Cultural Story

The term 'pet-friendly' arose in the late 1900s as travel with pets became common; it signals venues welcome animals.