Definitions for friendship
ˈfrɛnd ʃɪpfriend·ship

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendship, friendly relationship(noun)

   the state of being friends (or friendly)

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendship(Noun)

   The condition of being friends.

2. friendship(Noun)

   A friendly relationship.

3. friendship(Noun)

   Good will.

Origin: Cognate with German Freundschaft, Dutch vriendschap, West Frisian freonskip.

Webster Dictionary(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Friendship(noun)

   the state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will

2. Friendship(noun)

   kindly aid; help; assistance,

3. Friendship(noun)

   aptness to unite; conformity; affinity; harmony; correspondence

Origin: [AS. frendscipe. See Friend, and -ship.]

Freebase(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Friendship

   Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an acquaintanceship. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of friendship. Such characteristics include affection, sympathy, empathy, honesty, altruism, mutual understanding and compassion, enjoyment of each other's company, trust, and the ability to be oneself, express one's feelings, and make mistakes without fear of judgment from the friend. While there is no practical limit on what types of people can form a friendship, friends tend to share common backgrounds, occupations, or interests, and have similar demographics.

The Roycroft Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. friendship

   1. Something that by any other name would be as brittle. 2. A tacit agreement between two enemies to work together for common swag. 3. The aspiration to boredom. 4. To do unto some one that which you would not allow him to do unto you.

Editors Contribution(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. friendship

   a relationship between two or more people who connect to each other well and able to help each other in need.

   Friendship is the most beautiful relationship in the universe.

   Submitted by anonymous on January 9, 2019

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1. friendship

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'friendship' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4377

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'friendship' in Nouns Frequency: #1611

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of friendship in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of friendship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of friendship in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   I enjoy our friendship.

2. Sir Thomas More:

   Friendship demands attention.

3. William Blake:

   Opposition is true friendship.

4. Jeremy Taylor:

   Love is friendship set on fire.

5. Marie de Rabutin-Chantal:

   True friendship is never serene.

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