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Friendship vs Friendliness - What's the difference?

friendship | friendliness |

As nouns the difference between friendship and friendliness

is that friendship is the condition of being friends while friendliness is the quality of being friendly.

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

    friendliness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being friendly.

    • Synonyms

    * affability * bonhomie * geniality * pleasantness

    Antonyms

    * hostility

    Coordinate terms

    * See also * kindness * good-heartedness * good-naturedness