companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship 
: the fellowship existing among companions : company
Examples of companionship in a Sentence
They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Low-pressure, comfortable companionship supports deeper intimacy just as much as active socialization can.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The unusual love story began when Wika started chatting with Kasper, an AI designed to simulate human conversation and companionship.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This sweet and lyrical movie, which is having its world premiere tonight at the Toronto Film Festival, is based on real life in Japan, where since the 1980s 300 companies specializing in renting out people on an hourly rate have been thriving for purposes of all sorts of companionship needs.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for companionship
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship
: the good feeling that comes from being with someone else
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