comradeship

[ kom-rad-ship, -ruhd- ]

noun

1. the state of being companions, associates, or friends, especially ones who share activities, an occupation, etc.:

   It was more than love or romance; it was about friendship, comradeship, and having a solid foundation for a lifelong relationship—and I loved reading about it.

2. friendship inspired by shared experiences, especially negative or difficult ones:

   The film brings to vivid life the deadly beauty of the desert, the harsh environment, and the resulting strong bonds of comradeship and interdependence forged between the characters.

Other Word Forms

• pre·com·rade·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of comradeship¹

comrade ( def ) + -ship ( def )

Example Sentences

Sam glimpses the joy and nobility of comradeship and thus begins her quest to save, if not the entire world, then her personal piece of it.

From Los Angeles Times

But Cdr Gray added that the crew had responded to the emergency "exactly the way I needed them to" and "acted with commitment, with comradeship and, above all, with courage".

From BBC

"There's lots of comradeship, it's an electric sort of atmosphere."

From Reuters

During his relatively short time in office he has looked for ways to inhabit that bipartisan comradeship inhabited on the show and untangle the political knot that has been immigration.

From Los Angeles Times

"Naturally we have a sense of comradeship and readiness to stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of each other's fundamental interests," he told Argumenty i Fakty.

From Reuters