- the state of being friends
- attachment between friends
- friendly feeling or attitude; friendliness
Origin of friendship
Middle English frendship from Old English freondscipe
noun
The definition of friendship is a relationship between people who like each other and enjoy each other's company.
An example of friendship is when you have a buddy with whom you like to do things.
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noun
- The quality or condition of being friends.
- A friendly relationship: formed new friendships at camp.
- Friendliness; good will: a policy of friendship toward other nations.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural friendships)
- (uncountable) The condition of being friends.
- (countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
- (uncountable) Good will.
Origin
From Middle English frendshipe, frendschip, freondschipe, from Old English frēondscipe (“friendship”), equivalent to friend + -ship. Cognate with Scots freindschip (“friendship”), West Frisian freonskip (“friendship”), Saterland Frisian Früündskup, Fjundskup (“friendship”), Dutch vriendschap (“friendship”), German Low German Fründschap (“friendship”), German Freundschaft (“friendship”).
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Sentence Examples
- I don't think our friendship will survive what is coming.
- It was meant to be the final act of their friendship.
- Was he was feeling more than just friendship for her?
- That made their friendship with him more valuable.
- Brady watched them, sensing the depth of their friendship.
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