friendship

friend·ship

noun \ˈfren(d)-ˌship\

Definition of FRIENDSHIP

1

: the state of being friends

2

: the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness

3

obsolete : aid

Examples of FRIENDSHIP

1. a friendship between two countries
2. They have enjoyed many years of friendship.
3. He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.

First Known Use of FRIENDSHIP

before 12th century

Related to FRIENDSHIP

Synonyms

amity, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, cordiality, cordialness, fellowship, friendliness, goodwill, gemütlichkeit, good-fellowship, kindliness, neighborliness

Antonyms

ill will, malevolence, venom

Related Words

bonhomie, camaraderie, collegiality, community, companionship, company, comradeship; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport, rapprochement; charity, generosity; affinity, communion, empathy, kindness, sympathy, tolerance; altruism, philanthropy, selflessness, unselfishness

Near Antonyms

disfavor, intolerance; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hate, hatred, hostility, incivility, malice, rancor; belligerency, quarrelsomeness, querulousness

Rhymes with FRIENDSHIP

airship, airstrip, atrip, backflip, blue-chip, call slip, catnip, chiefship, cleft lip, clerkship, corn chip, courtship, cowslip, deanship, death grip, drag strip, dress ship, ear clip, equip, felt-tip, fieldstrip, field trip, filmstrip, fireship, flagship, foul tip, frostnip, guildship, guilt-trip, gunship, half-slip, handgrip, hardship, harelip, headship, horsewhip, inclip, judgeship, jump ship, kingship, kinship, landslip, let rip, lightship, longship, lordship, Mendip, nonslip, outstrip, oxlip, palship, pink slip, pip-pip, princeship, Q-ship, queenship, roach clip, road trip, rose hip, round-trip, saintship, sales slip, sea whip, sideslip, spaceship, starship, steamship, storeship, strike-slip, take ship, tall ship, thaneship, township, transship, troopship, unship, unzip, V-chip, wardship, warship, white chip, wing tip