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Companionship vs Friendship - What's the difference?

companionship | friendship |

As nouns the difference between companionship and friendship

is that companionship is the state of having or being a companion while friendship is the condition of being friends.

companionship

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of having or being a companion.
  • An association, a fellowship.
  • The state of being a journeyman.
  • An organized group of people.

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    friendship

    English

    (wikipedia 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