English Explanatory Dictionary

friendship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being friends.
  2. A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
  3. Good will.
name
  1. A number of places in the United States:
  2. A town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
  5. A town in Knox County, Maine.
  6. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  7. An unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland.
  8. A township in Emmet County, Michigan.
  9. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Allegany County, New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, North Carolina.

Pronunciation

frĕn(d)'shĭp /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ en-us-friendship.ogg

Word forms

friendship friendships

Etymology

From Middle English frendshipe, from Old English frēondsċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *friundskapi. Equivalent to friend + -ship.

Synonyms

amity closeness fellowship friendhood friendship mateship chumship entente cordiale

Antonyms

enemyship foeship enmity unfriendship

Related words

friending mateship

Derived words

affectionate friendship Amish friendship bread cyberfriendship friendship bench friendship book friendship bracelet friendship centre friendshipful friendshipless friendshiplike friendshiply friendshipped friendshipper friendshipping friendshippish friendshipish friendship plant friendshippy friendshipy friendship store Friendship Village Resources guest-friendship guestfriendship romantic friendship unfriendship Friendship sloop
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