friendship

noun
frĕn(d)'shĭp

The condition of being friends.

Other meanings

A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.

Synonyms

friendly relationship

Related words

romantic friendship
passionate friendship

Example sentences

“You know how much I value our friendship.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Through the power of friendship, we will save the world!”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "frēondsċiepe".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “friendship” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.