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friendship

friend·ship
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [frend-ship]
    • /ˈfrɛnd ʃɪp/
    • /ˈfrendʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frend-ship]
    • /ˈfrɛnd ʃɪp/

Definitions of friendship word

  • noun friendship the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship. 2
  • noun friendship a friendly relation or intimacy. 1
  • noun friendship friendly feeling or disposition. 1
  • noun friendship The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends. 1
  • noun friendship close relationship 1
  • noun friendship openness to others 1

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Origin of friendship

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English frēondscipe. See friend, -ship

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Friendship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

friendship popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

friendship usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for friendship

noun friendship

  • pact — an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
  • love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
  • devotion — Devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone.
  • closeness — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.

Antonyms for friendship

noun friendship

  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
  • antagonism — Antagonism between people is hatred or dislike between them. Antagonisms are instances of this.
  • discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.

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