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Friendship vs Fraternity - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between friendship and fraternity

is that friendship is the condition of being friends while fraternity is the quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

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

    fraternity

    English

    (wikipedia fraternity)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
  • A group of people associated for a common purpose.
  • (US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

    • Synonyms

    * brotherhood

    Antonyms

    * disfavor

    Related terms

    * fraternal * fraternise, fraternize * fratricide * fraternity house

    See also

    * sorority