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Friends

/fɹɛn(d)z/

A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

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📖 Definitions of "Friends"

noun

1
A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."
2
An associate who provides assistance.
"The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."
3
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
"a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."
4
A person who backs or supports something.
"I’m not a friend of cheap wine."

verb

1
To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
2
To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Friends"

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Word	Definition
acquaintancenoun	(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
admirernoun	One who admires.
supporternoun	A person who gives support to someone or something.
allynoun	A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
boosternoun	Something that boosts.
championnoun	An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
protagonistnoun	(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
quakernoun	A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
confederatenoun	A member of a confederacy.
alliesnoun	(history) The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China.
folksnoun	(US) People in general; everybody or anybody.
peersnoun	A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.
peoplenoun	(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
fellownoun	(chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
peepsnoun	(slang) Alternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates. [(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.]
cronynoun	(informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend.
guysnoun	(colloquial) Used to address a group of people regardless of gender.
buddynoun	A friend or casual acquaintance.
friendshipnoun	(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
matesnoun	A surname.