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Friendship

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.

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Companionship 76% connected

Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.

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Company 76% connected

The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

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Confidence 76% connected

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

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Fellowship 76% connected

The state or relation of being or associate.

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Society 76% connected

The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.

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Trust 76% connected

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; relia…

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Relationship 76% connected

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

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