friendship

A2 Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #2286

Meanings

1

noun
A relationship between friends.

Their friendship lasted for over fifty years.
2

noun
The state of being friends.

Trust is the foundation of true friendship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

amity closeness fellowshipfriendhoodmateship

Opposites

enemyship enmityfoeshipunfriendship

Word family

Forms friendships

Derived forms cyberfriendshipfriendshipfulfriendshipishfriendshiplessfriendshiplikefriendshiplyfriendshippedfriendshipperfriendshippingfriendshippishfriendshippyfriendshipy

Related forms friendingmateship

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Proverbs (3)

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Etymology

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

frendshipe Middle English frēondsċiepe Old English *friundskapi Proto-West Germanic

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Topics

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# friendship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 2286

## Meanings
1. A relationship between friends.
2. The state of being friends.

## Examples
- Their friendship lasted for over fifty years.
- Trust is the foundation of true friendship.

## Synonyms
- amity
- closeness
- fellowship
- friendhood
- mateship

## Antonyms
- enemyship
- enmity
- foeship
- unfriendship

## Derived Forms
- cyberfriendship
- friendshipful
- friendshipish
- friendshipless
- friendshiplike
- friendshiply
- friendshipped
- friendshipper
- friendshipping
- friendshippish
- friendshippy
- friendshipy

## Related Forms
- friending
- mateship

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: frendshipe
- Root: frēondsċiepe
- Root: *friundskapi
- Affix: -ship - state

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

## AI Etymology
Friendship comes from Middle English frendshipe, from Old English frēondsċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic *friundskapi. Equivalent to friend + -ship. In current use, the main senses are “A relationship between friends” and “The state of being friends”.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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