companionship

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

Also spelled companionation

US /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/ UK /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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... company fellowship friendship camaraderietogethernesscomradeship

Opposites

solitude loneliness isolation

Word family

Related forms companion company accompany companionable

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').

companionem Late Latin panis Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# companionship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/

## Meanings
1. the comfort and pleasure of having company

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

## Synonyms
- company
- fellowship
- friendship
- camaraderie
- togetherness
- comradeship

## Antonyms
- solitude
- loneliness
- isolation

## Related Forms
- companion
- company
- accompany
- companionable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: companionem
- Root: panis

## 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').

## AI Etymology
Companionship is a noun meaning "the comfort and pleasure of having company". Historically, it is from companion + -ship, from Old French compaignon, from Late Latin companionem ('messmate'), literally 'one who eats bread with another', from com- ('with') + panis ('bread'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: companionship is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the comfort and pleasure of having company", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Late Latin companionem with Latin panis. Close English family members include companion, company, accompany, and companionable.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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