good-fellowship

American  

[good-fel-oh-ship] / ˌgʊdˈfɛl oʊˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; companionship.

   Synonyms:

   Gemütlichkeit, fellowship

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Etymology

Origin of good-fellowship

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Good fellowship was, if not assumed, then striven for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Good fellowship prevailed as strangers met, each anxious to learn something of those who might by chance become his neighbors in line.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

Good fellowship was the order of the day, and certainly a more jovial squadron seldom was met together than ours.

From Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 by Lever, Charles James

Good fellowship was thenceforth re-established between them, and they jogged peaceably along together, without thinking any more of what had happened.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

The Bachelor most joyfully   In pleasant plight doth pass his daies, Good fellowship and companie   He doth maintain and kepe alwaies.

From Bracebridge Hall by Irving, Washington