friendship

[ frend-ship ]

noun

1. the state of being a friend; association as friends:

   to value a person's friendship.

2. a friendly relation or intimacy.

   Synonyms: rapport, understanding, accord, harmony

3. friendly feeling or disposition.

Other Words From

• pre·friendship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of friendship¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English frēondscipe, equivalent to friend + -ship

Example Sentences

However, perhaps their friendship was not so unlikely.

From BBC

“A Real Pain” “Payal Kapadia’s tender ‘All We Imagine as Light’ won the Grand Prix prize at Cannes for its visually sensual portrait of female friendship in Mumbai.

From Los Angeles Times

James - not his real name - first joined Snapchat when he was 10, after a classmate suggested everyone in their friendship group get the app.

From BBC

“We are proud to once again tell the story of Harry Potter — the heartwarming books that speak to power of friendship, resolve and acceptance,” the statement goes on to say.

From Salon

Chu struggles to give the burgeoning friendship between Elphaba and Glinda the same thrust as he does the film’s central plot, which has a more momentous push in the movie’s second half.

From Salon

Related Words

• accord
• affection
• agreement
• closeness
• devotion
• good will
• harmony
• intimacy
• love
• pact
• rapport
• society
• solidarity
• understanding