Connection vs Friendship - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The act of connecting.
The point at which two or more things are connected.
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A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
An established communications or transportation link.
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service
A kinship relationship between people.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
In uncountable terms the difference between connection and friendship
is that connection is the act of connecting while friendship is good will.connection
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* connexion , (abbreviation)Noun
- the connection between overeating and obesity
- My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
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- As we were the only people in the room to laugh at the joke, I felt a connection between us.
- computers linked by a network connection
- I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection .
- The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.