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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
Madeleine Albright

Meaning of "friendship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIENDSHIP

friendship  [ˈfrendʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIENDSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Friendship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRIENDSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

friendship

Friendship

Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier. Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of friendship. Such characteristics include affection, sympathy, empathy, honesty, altruism, mutual understanding and compassion, enjoyment of each other's company, trust, and the ability to be oneself, express one's feelings, and make mistakes without fear of judgment from the friend. While there is no practical limit on what types of people can form a friendship, friends tend to share common backgrounds, occupations, or interests, and have similar demographics.

Definition of friendship in the English dictionary

The first definition of friendship in the dictionary is a relationship between two or more friends. Other definition of friendship is the state of being friends, or the feelings that friends have for each other. Friendship is also a relationship between two countries in which they help and support each other.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRIENDSHIP


amidship
əˈmɪdʃɪp
bardship
ˈbɑːdʃɪp
comradeship
ˈkɒmreɪdʃɪp
endship
ˈɛndʃɪp
godship
ˈɡɒdʃɪp
guardship
ˈɡɑːdʃɪp
guideship
ˈɡaɪdʃɪp
guildship
ˈɡɪldʃɪp
hardship
ˈhɑːdʃɪp
headship
ˈhɛdʃɪp
lairdship
ˈleədʃɪp
lordship
ˈlɔːdʃɪp
ludship
ˈlʌdʃɪp
overlordship
ˈəʊvəˌlɔːdʃɪp
scaldship
ˈskɔːldʃɪp
skaldship
ˈskɔːldʃɪp
stewardship
ˈstjuːədʃɪp
unfriendship
ʌnˈfrendʃɪp
voivodeship
ˈvɔɪvəʊdʃɪp
wardship
ˈwɔːdʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIENDSHIP

friend
friend at court
friend of Dorothy
friendless
friendlessness
friendlier
friendlies
friendliest
friendlily
friendliness
friendly
friendly fire
Friendly Islands
friendly match
friendly society
Friends of the Earth
frier
fries

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIENDSHIP

championship
cowardship
dealership
entrepreneurship
fellowship
flagship
heraldship
kindredship
leadership
membership
midship
ownership
partnership
relationship
scholarship
ship
sponsorship
township
windship
worship

Synonyms and antonyms of friendship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRIENDSHIP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «friendship» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of friendship

Translation of «friendship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIENDSHIP

Find out the translation of friendship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of friendship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «friendship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

友谊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amistad
570 millions of speakers

English

friendship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोस्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَدَاقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дружба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amizade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধুত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Persahabatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freundschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

友情
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Persahabatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình bạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நட்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैत्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dostluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amicizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyjaźń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дружба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prietenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriendskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vennskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of friendship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDSHIP»

The term «friendship» is very widely used and occupies the 6.222 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIENDSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «friendship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «friendship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about friendship

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10 QUOTES WITH «FRIENDSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word friendship.
1
Madeleine Albright
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
2
Gerard Arpey
This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family on its personal loss.
3
Dylan Baker
Sometimes people walk into plays by accident - they don't even know what they're looking at; they just think to give it a chance. That can be the beginning of a long friendship.
4
Ernie Banks
Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.
5
Simone de Beauvoir
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
6
Hilaire Belloc
When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is like the cold space between the planets. It is an air in which men perish utterly.
7
Bill Berry
I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship, and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.
8
Anita Brookner
Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.
9
Eustace Budgell
Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.
10
Emma Bunton
I think the way to keep a friendship is to respect that everybody is different.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIENDSHIP»

Discover the use of friendship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to friendship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Friendship: An Expose
And how do you end a friendship that has run its course? In a wickedly entertaining anatomy of friendship in its contemporary guises, Joseph Epstein uncovers the rich and surprising truths about our favored companions.
Joseph Epstein, 2007
2
Friendship
The book concludes with an eloquent invocation to friendship on the occasion of the death of Georges Bataille. "This is an extraordinary work of criticism--literary, cultural, political--but also of writing.
Maurice Blanchot, 1997
3
Politics of Friendship
The most influential of contemporary philosophers explores the idea of friendship and its political consequences.
Jacques Derrida, 2005
4
Friendship: A Philosophical Reader
This collection of fifteen essays presents an admirable range of the diverse contemporary approaches to friendship within philosophy. The book is divided into three sections.
Neera Kapur Badhwar, 1993
5
Between Women: Friendship, Desire, and Marriage in Victorian ...
Through a close examination of literature, memoirs, letters, domestic magazines, and political debates, Marcus reveals how relationships between women were a crucial component of femininity.
Sharon Marcus, 2009
6
Friendship
Friendship is no one-sided affair, but an exchange of soul qualities. There can be no friendship without reciprocity.
Orison Swett Marden, 2005
7
Friendship: Development, Ecology, and Evolution of a ...
In this multidisciplinary study, Hruschka synthesizes an array of cross-cultural, experimental, and ethnographic data to understand the broad meaning of friendship, how it develops, how it interfaces with kinship and romantic relationships, ...
Daniel J. Hruschka, 2010
8
The Friendship Factor: How to Get Closer to the People You ...
In the newly revised edition of The Friendship Factor, McGinnis reveals that at the heart of each relationship is the essential ingredient of warmth and caring-the friendship factor.
Alan Loy McGinnis, 2003
9
Rethinking Friendship: Hidden Solidarities Today
"This book addresses what is currently a highly significant issue in public and academic life--the nature of social capital and social participation.
Liz Spencer, Raymond Edward Pahl, 2006
10
Friendship: Cultivating Relationships That Enrich Our Lives
Friendship: Cultivating Relationships that Enrich Our Lives uses Scripture to address issues such as: How to have fulfilling friendships with some humor and fun Building lasting and fulfilling friendships Choosing the right kinds of friends ...
Margaret Feinberg, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIENDSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term friendship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hello Kitty's Supercute Friendship Festival takes over Oracle Arena
While most of the crowd at the Hello Kitty's Supercute Friendship Festival had kids in tow, Aguirre was not alone in attending as an adult. Sanrio ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
2
Spiritual Friendship: I Review Wesley Hill's Book
Spiritual Friendship is his second book that deals with homosexuality and the church (his first, Washed and Waiting, is fantastic and highly ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Slabs Of Berlin Wall At Mountain View Library Tell Story Of …
MOUNTAIN VIEW (KPIX) — A decades-old story of friendship and freedom is written in graffiti on a slab of concrete torn from the Berlin Wall ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Friendship starts program for special-needs students
Jayla Echra, 6, gets covered in toilet paper as she is transformed into a mummy during the Magic of Flight camp sponsored by Friendship ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
5
A 64 year station wagon journey, a 44 year friendship
From there, the two men began their everlasting friendship that took them from driving through the old gold mines on a two-lane dirt road in ... «Scottsbluff Star Herald, Jul 15»
6
Olympic gold medalist stresses goal setting, friendship in Taos visit
The all-around gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics preached the importance of goal setting, perseverance and friendship. «taosnews, Jul 15»
7
New move in S. Korea-Japan ties as 'go' friendship event resumes …
SEOUL – Lawmakers from Japan and South Korea took part in a friendship exchange program featuring the board game of “go” in Seoul on ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
8
Animated BATMAN: BAD BLOOD and JUSTICE LEAGUE VS …
In addition, the first trailer for Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship debuted. Batman: Bad Blood is described as a new story ... «Newsarama, Jul 15»
9
I Do, I Do: Friendship, family framed this courtship turned to marriage
Dating is always a gamble, but the stakes are much, much higher when your moms get together every week. Courtney White knew exactly what ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
10
Varun Dhawan: Hope my friendship with Shraddha stays forever
Actor Varun Dhawan is thankful to his "ABCD 2" co-star and close friend Shraddha Kapoor for being by his side always. The 28-year-old ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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