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 Word Forms

• prefriendship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of friendship¹

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

Example Sentences

While Hasson’s Sage is a plausibly strident freelance journalist type, you wonder if she has much experience with female friendship, because Cin’s manipulation is so painfully obvious.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, Rachel wanted to clear the air with a man she had been dating before seeing him again in a wider friendship group setting.

From BBC

Three years later, in 2021, the surgeons wrote to associate medical director Angus Vincent, sparking the investigation, saying they felt that "personal friendships and close associations had contributed significantly to the ignoring of concerns".

From BBC

Armisen continues: “But the real soul of our friendship is how much Steve made me laugh … He knew his job. He was like, ‘My only role is to make you sound the best you can.’

From Los Angeles Times

It is a friendship that could cost him his government.

From BBC

Related Words

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