friendship

Noun

friendship (countable and uncountable; plural friendships)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being friends.
2. (countable) A friendly relationship.
3. (uncountable) Good will.

Derived terms

• friendshipped
• friendshipping

Related terms

• unconditional

In a comparison of personal relationships, friendship is considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship is included in sociology, social psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. Various theories of friendship have been proposed, among which are social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles.

Cultural variations

Ancient Rome

Cicero had his own beliefs on friendship. Cicero believed that in order to have a true friendship with someone one must have complete honesty, truth and trust. Also, friends do things for each other without expectation of repayment. If a friend is about to do something wrong, one should not compromise one's morals. One should explain what is wrong about the action, and help one's friend understand what is right, because Cicero believed that ignorance is the cause of evil. Finally, friendships come to an end because one person in the friendship becomes evil. (On Friendship, Cicero)

Friendship

"Friends" redirects here, for the television series, see Friends (TV series).

Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. It can be taken to mean a supportive relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection.

Contents

• 1 Sourced
  • 1.1 Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
• 2 Unsourced
• 3 See also
• 4 External links

Sourced

Alphabetized by author or source

• The beauty of friendship so deep and nurturing, with infinite laughter is that it comes with no price and shall always be carried in your heart.
  • Jenny Acasio, in Strain for Eric Grossmann

• He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
  • Ali, in A Hundred Sayings

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