friendship
noun
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)-ˌship 
1
: the state of being friends
They have a long-standing friendship.
2
: the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness
the friendship shown him by his coworkers
3
obsolete
: aid
Examples of friendship in a Sentence
a friendship between two countries
They have enjoyed many years of friendship.
He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
What friendships will continue into adulthood, and what families will come out stronger in the end?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
The disarming sweetness of My Octopus Teacher (a quality that undoubtedly sealed its Best Documentary Oscar win) is front and center as filmmaker and free-diver Craig Foster forges an unexpected friendship with an octopus in a remote kelp forest near Cape Town.
—Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
This mobility helps the students maintain friendships during extended absences, something educators increasingly see as crucial to their well-being and successful reintegration.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Friendship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friendship. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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friendship
noun
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)-ˌship
: the state of being friends
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