companionship

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

Also spelled companionation

US /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/ UK /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the comfort and pleasure of having company

    After her husband died, the dog provided much-needed companionship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the comfort and pleasure of... companyfellowshipfriendshipcamaraderietogethernesscomradeship
Word family

Etymology

From companion + -ship, from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin companionem ('messmate'), literally 'one who eats bread with another', from com- ('with') + panis ('bread').

View etymology graph ->

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.