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friendship^¹

/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/

Where it comes from

From Middle English frendschipe, frendshipe, from Old English frēondsċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *friundskapi. Equivalent to friend + -ship.

noun friendships

uncountable The condition of being friends. But (as the Poet ſaith) Malè ſarta gratia, nequicquam coit, & reſcinditur: Friendſhip, that is but euill peeced, will not ioine cloſe, but falleth aſunder againe:
Similar: chumship
countable A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends. “They’re cuddling by the fire, they’re going on trips together, they’re introducing their friends to their family, but they’re very clear that those are friendships,” Stinson said. “It really makes me think about the definitions that we have about friendship and romance, and how those things differ,
Similar: entente cordiale
uncountable Good will.

Similar: amity, closeness, fellowship, friendhood, friendship, mateship · Opposite: enemyship, foeship, enmity, unfriendship

Friendship^²

proper noun

A town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky.
A town in Knox County, Maine.
A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
An unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland.
A township in Emmet County, Michigan.
A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
A town and census-designated place therein, in Allegany County, New York.
An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina.
A census-designated place in Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio.
A small town in Jackson County, Oklahoma.
A neighbourhood in east Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in Marion County, South Carolina.
A minor city in Crockett County, Tennessee.
A town in Trinity County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia.
A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
A village, the county seat of Adams County, Wisconsin.
A town in Coronie District, Suriname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: friendly relationship, acquaintance, companionship, friend, camaraderie, good-neighborliness, fellowship, friendliness, amicable, amicably, friendly, cordiality, amity, brotherhood, fraternity, goodwill

noun

Similar: amity, closeness, fellowship, friendhood, friendship, mateship · Opposite: enemyship, foeship, enmity, unfriendship

Translations

Every language

noun (uncountable) condition of being friends

Español	amistad, amistanza (disused), amiganza
한국어	우정 ujeong, 우의 uui
日本語	友情 yūjō, 友好 yūkō, 友誼 yūgi
中文	友誼 /友谊 yǒuyì, 友情 yǒuqíng, 友愛 /友爱 yǒu'ài
हिन्दी	मित्रता mitratā, मैत्री maitrī, दोस्ती dostī
Kiswahili	urafiki
Português	amizade
Français	amitié
Deutsch	Freundschaft
Italiano	amicizia
Ελληνικά	φιλία filía
Română	prietenie, amiciție
Русский	дру́жба drúžba, прия́тельство prijátelʹstvo
Tiếng Việt	tình bạn
العربية	صَدَاقَة ṣadāqa
עברית	יְדִידוּת y'didút

noun (countable) friendly relationship

Español	amistad, amistanza (disused), amiganza
日本語	交際 kōsai
中文	友誼關係 /友谊关系 yǒuyì guānxì
हिन्दी	मित्रता mitratā, मैत्री maitrī
Português	amizade
Français	amitié
Deutsch	Freundschaft
Ελληνικά	φιλία filía
العربية	صَدَاقَة ṣadāqa

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@misc{friendship_2026,
  title = {friendship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/friendship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}