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Friendship vs Sportsmanship - What's the difference?

friendship | sportsmanship |

As nouns the difference between friendship and sportsmanship

is that friendship is (uncountable) the condition of being friends while sportsmanship is the behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.

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

    sportsmanship

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.
  • The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, winning or losing gracefully.

    • See also

    *good sport *poor sport

    External links

    * (wikipedia "sportsmanship")