comradery

noun

com·​rad·​ery ˈkäm-ˌra-d(ə-)rē 

-rə-drē,

-ˌrā-d(ə-)rē

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

… enjoyed the comradery of camping with his … friends.

—Kenneth H. Bruechert

A giant screen television phenomenon turns the cocktail hour or dinner into a scene of hilarity and warm comradery …

—The Wall Street Journal

I hate gym as I would any class that culminated in a group shower with twenty-seven boys, each of whom felt it a sublime statement of comradery to flick the wet end of a towel against another's backside.

—Robert Morrison

Did you know?

Comradery vs. camaraderie: Is there a difference?

Comradery and its much more common synonym camaraderie come from the French word camarade, which means "comrade," and whose Middle French ancestor was also the source for our word comrade. In Middle French, camarade was used to mean "roommate," "companion," or "a group sleeping in one room." It traces to the Late Latin word camera, meaning "chamber." Comradery was formed by attaching the -ry suffix (as found in wizardry and citizenry) to comrade.

Synonyms

• brotherhood
• community
• friendship
• camaraderie
• comradeship
• company
• fellowship
• society

Examples of comradery in a Sentence

the special comradery that exists between soldiers that have experienced the crucible of combat together

Recent Examples on the Web

The 32-year-old officer, assigned to Police District Two, was memorialized at a funeral service at Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, where he was remembered as an officer who cared about his city and left a legacy of positivity and comradery among his fellow officers and family. —Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 12 July 2025

The comradery between Hruby and the adult players goes both ways. —Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025

The humility, the comradery and the support from Tina’s company, Netflix and Universal. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025

And there comes too, a recognition of unity, even comradery, between humans and other creatures. —Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

see camaraderie

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above