What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Friendship vs Lover - What's the difference?

friendship | lover |

As nouns the difference between friendship and lover

is that friendship is (uncountable) the condition of being friends while lover is one who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.

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

    lover

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal or obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Love is blind, and lovers cannot see / The pretty follies that themselves commit.
  • A sexual partner.
  • A person who loves something.
  • a lover of fine wines
    a lover of his country
  • All right, me lover?

    Synonyms

    * (one who loves and cares) love, love interest, sweetheart, significant other, see also * (sexual partner) See * (person who loves something) connoisseur * (any friend) See

    Derived terms

    * lover's lane / lovers' lane