friend


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friend
n. one who is affectionately attached to another; pal, buddy; fan, supporter; one who belongs to the same group; one who is not hostile; member of the Religious Society of Friends, Quaker

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Friendship
Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociologysocial psychologyanthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theoryequity theoryrelational dialectics, and attachment styles. A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier.

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Friend

Noun
1. a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
(synonym) Quaker
(hypernym) Christian
(hyponym) Penn, William Penn
(member-holonym) Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends, Quakers

 
friend

Noun
1. a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) Damon and Pythias
2. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
(synonym) ally
(antonym) foe, enemy
(hypernym) associate
(hyponym) blood brother
3. a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
(synonym) acquaintance
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) bunkmate
4. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
(synonym) supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster
(hypernym) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
(hyponym) anglophile, anglophil


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friend
n. přítel/-kyně; kamarád/-ka; příznivec/příznivkyně

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friend
Rzecz. przyjaciel, przyjaciółka; kolega, koleżanka; znajomy, znajoma