friendly vs semifinal

friendly

noun
  • A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc. 

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

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

  • Inviting, characteristic of friendliness. 

  • Without any hostility. 

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

  • Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun). 

  • Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious. 

  • Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy. 

  • Having an easy or accepting relationship with something. 

semifinal

noun
  • A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final. 

  • A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final. 

How often have the words friendly and semifinal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )