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Bromance vs Friendship - What's the difference?

bromance | friendship |

As nouns the difference between bromance and friendship

is that bromance is a close but non-sexual relationship between two men, a form of homosocial intimacy while friendship is the condition of being friends.

bromance

Noun

(en noun)
  • A close but non-sexual relationship between two men, a form of homosocial intimacy.
  • Synonyms

    * man crush

    Coordinate terms

    * girl crush * womance

    Derived terms

    * bromantic

    See also

    * queerplatonic

    References

    friendship

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being friends.
  • (countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
  • (uncountable) Good will.
  • Antonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Derived terms

    * friendshipful * friendshipless * friendshiplike * friendshiply * friendshipped * friendshipping * friendshippish/friendshipish * friendshippy/friendshipy * guestfriendship

    See also

    * friending * mateship