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 amityclosenessfellowshipfriendhoodmateship ↔ Opposites enemyshipenmityfoeshipunfriendship Word family Forms friendships Derived forms cyberfriendshipfriendshipfulfriendshipishfriendshiplessfriendshiplikefriendshiplyfriendshippedfriendshipperfriendshippingfriendshippishfriendshippyfriendshipy Related forms friendingmateship Common collocations sincere friendship Adjective + noun sentimental friendship Adjective + noun Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown