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friendship
noun friend·ship \ˈfren(d)-ˌship\
: the state of being friends : the relationship between friends
: a friendly feeling or attitude : kindness or help given to someone
Full Definition of FRIENDSHIP
1
: the state of being friends
2
: the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness
3
obsolete : aid
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First Known Use of FRIENDSHIP
before 12th century
Related to FRIENDSHIP
- Synonyms
- amity, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, cordiality, cordialness, fellowship, friendliness, goodwill, gemütlichkeit, good-fellowship, kindliness, neighborliness
- Antonyms
- ill will, malevolence, venom
Rhymes with FRIENDSHIP
airship, airstrip, atrip, backflip, blue-chip, call slip, catnip, chiefship, cleft lip, clerkship, corn chip, courtship, cowslip, deanship, death grip, drag strip, dress ship, ear clip, equip, felt-tip, fieldstrip, field trip, filmstrip, fireship, flagship, foul tip, frostnip, guildship, guilt-trip, gunship, half-slip, handgrip, hardship, harelip, headship, horsewhip, inclip, judgeship, jump ship, kingship, kinship, landslip, let rip, lightship, longship, lordship, Mendip, nonslip, outstrip, oxlip, palship, pink slip, pip-pip, princeship, Q-ship, queenship, roach clip, road trip, rose hip, round-trip, saintship, sales slip, sea whip, sideslip, spaceship, starship, steamship, storeship, strike-slip, take ship, tall ship, thaneship, township, transship, troopship, unship, unzip, V-chip, wardship, warship, white chip, wing tip
FRIENDSHIP Defined for Kids
friendship
noun friend·ship \ˈfrend-ˌship\
Definition of FRIENDSHIP for Kids
1
: the state of being friends
2
: a warm and kind feeling or attitude
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