Companionship
[kəm'pænjənʃɪp] or [kəm'pænjən'ʃɪp]
Definition
(n.) Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.
Typist: Sophie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fellowship, association, company, society.
Edited by Jeanne
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Converse, acquaintance, familiarity, intimacy, friendliness, association
ANT:Ignorance, distance, avoidance, estrangement, alienation, unfamiliarity,soitude, isolation
Typed by Deirdre
Examples
- Then Tars Tarkas had been with me, but now I was utterly alone in so far as friendly companionship was concerned. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- This imperfect companionship, and our masquerade of union, are strangely dear to me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- She felt a new companionship with it, as if it had an ear for her and could see how she was looking at it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Edison was offered $15 by Mr. Ward to go and fetch him, but as it was a wild country and would be dark, Edison stood out for $25, so that he could get the companionship of another lad. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Pray help him sometimes with your companionship if you can. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He had been for many years, a quiet silent man, associating but little with other men, and used to companionship with his own thoughts. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Why, that is only companionship. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- My daughters and you must associate no longer, Miss Keeldar; there is danger in such companionship. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- During this latter term, he is called the companion of his master, and the term itself is called his companionship. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Affection, sensuality, companionship, all three very pleasant, very comforting, but Love is greater than such a trinity. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- At most he learns simply to improve his existing technique; he does not get new points of view; he fails to experience any intellectual companionship. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- What delightful companionship! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Many such might reveal themselves to the higher knowledge gained by her in that companionship. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Night was come, and her planets were risen: a safe, still night: too serene for the companionship of fear. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- During that time he had been living with his youthful memory of her; but she had doubtless had other and more tangible companionship. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Typist: Wilhelmina