Synonyms

friendship

American

[frend-ship] / ˈfrɛnd ʃɪp /

noun

the state of being a friend; association as friends.

to value a person's friendship.
a friendly relation or intimacy.

Synonyms:

rapport, understanding, accord, harmony
friendly feeling or disposition.

Other Word Forms

prefriendship noun

Etymology

Origin of friendship

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

Example Sentences

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Mr. Paxton’s actions make headlines, while bolstering friendships in the plaintiffs bar.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Kin,” set in the segregated South in the 1950s and ’60s, focuses on the crucial importance of mothering, sisterhood and close female friendships in young women’s lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

The friendship could not survive Trotsky’s affair with Rivera’s wife, the painter Frida Kahlo, and the men’s growing clashes of politics and ego.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Netflix film stands as both the story of the American northwest's transition to the modern era and a beautiful meditation on love, friendship, grief, loss and hope.

From Barron's

In exchange for shelter, meals, and friendship, Kate provided Dr. George Taylor and Sarah Taylor the only collateral she had left—their dead children.

From Literature

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