Friend Synonyms & Definitions

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• FriendDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend.
2. (n.) One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers.
3. (n.) One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant.
4. (n.) One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address.
5. (n.) A paramour of either sex.
6. (n.) One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an institution.

• FriendshipDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Kindly aid; help; assistance,
2. (n.) The state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will.
3. (n.) Aptness to unite; conformity; affinity; harmony; correspondence.

• FriendingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Friend
2. (n.) Friendliness.