companionship

companionship

noun

Definition of COMPANIONSHIP

the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions <the widow's pet cats provided her with her only companionship>

Synonyms brotherhood, camaraderie, community, company, comradery, comradeship, fellowship, society

Related Words amity, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, friendship, goodwill, kindliness; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport; charity, generosity; affinity, compassion, empathy, sympathy; chumminess, familiarity, inseparability, intimacy, nearness; affection, devotion, fondness, love

Near Antonyms forlornness, loneliness, lonesomeness