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Friendship vs Belonging - What's the difference?

friendship | belonging |

In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between friendship and belonging

is that friendship is (uncountable) good will while belonging is (uncountable) the action of the verb to belong .

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between friendship and belonging

is that friendship is (countable) a friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends while belonging is (countable) (almost always used in the plural ) something physical that is owned.

As nouns the difference between friendship and belonging

is that friendship is (uncountable) the condition of being friends while belonging is (uncountable) the action of the verb to belong .

As a verb belonging is

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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

    belonging

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to belong .
  • I have a feeling of belonging in London.
    A need for belonging seems fundamental to humans.
  • (countable) (almost always used in the plural ) Something physical that is owned.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Thyself and thy belongings .
    Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.
  • (colloquial, dated) family; relations; household
  • * Thackeray
  • Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.

    Synonyms

    * (something physical that is owned) possession, thing