friendship
Americannoun
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the state of being a friend; association as friends.
to value a person's friendship.
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a friendly relation or intimacy.
- Synonyms:
- rapport, understanding, accord, harmony
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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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"It just shows the longevity of their friendship. And then everyone from my dad's band and it's just nice for all of us to be together as well."
From BBC
Mr. Paxton’s actions make headlines, while bolstering friendships in the plaintiffs bar.
“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.
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.
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
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