camaraderie

noun

ca·​ma·​ra·​de·​rie ˌkäm-ˈrä-d(ə-)rē 

ˌkam-, 

ˌkä-mə-, 

ˌka-, 

-ˈra-

: a feeling of friendliness, goodwill, and familiarity among the people in a group

The camaraderie among the players, the closeness, was deep and abiding and tender …

—Ross Gay

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Get Friendly With the History of Camaraderie

Camaraderie comes from French camarade, which is also the source of English's comrade, meaning "friend or associate." Camarade means "roommate," "companion," or "a group sleeping in one room." It is related to Latin camera, meaning "chamber."

Synonyms of camaraderie

• brotherhood
• community
• friendship
• comradeship
• fellowship
• company
• generosity
• companionship
• society
• intimacy

Examples of camaraderie in a Sentence

It is about the camaraderie of troops bound for Vietnam who, as their leader warns, have one another and nothing but one another when they fall into hell. —Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic, 25 Mar. 2002

… men on the sunny side of middle age, physical, competitive, used to the quick camaraderie of the team, be it a firefighting squad or a trading desk. —Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2002

Except for occasional bursts of camaraderie, which came like thunderstorms, we were never close. —W. P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe, 1982

The best of adolescence was the intense male friendships—not only because of the cozy feelings of camaraderie they afforded … but because of the opportunity they provided for uncensored talk. —Philip Roth, Reading Myself and Others, 1975

There is great camaraderie among the teammates.

They have developed a real camaraderie after working together for so long.

Recent Examples on the Web

More than just the thrill of victory, the docuseries examines the camaraderie and team effort, laughter and moments of tension and the looming challenge during a campaign when many even in Spain saw France as the favorite. — Ed Meza, Variety, 24 July 2026

Molly Burke, for example, has spoken about turning to creators after losing much of her eyesight, then creating content that offers others camaraderie and even belonging. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The camaraderie between the canoe sailing community is apparent when everyone rushes down to the water to help each arriving canoe get past the crashing shorebreak and onto the beach. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026

The new project is meant to give veterans not only lower rents, but a little of the camaraderie that can be hard to carry from military life into civilian life. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from camarade comrade

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

camaraderie

noun

ca·​ma·​ra·​de·​rie ˌkäm-(ə-)ˈräd-ə-rē 

kam-(ə-)ˈrad-

: good feeling existing between comrades