noun
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The condition of being friends.
definition
A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
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Good will.
Examples of friendships in a Sentence
Throughout his life he was much interested in politics, and though his temperamental indolence and his aversion for public life often prevented his accepting office, he exercised as a contributor, to the press and through his friendships, a powerful political influence, especially in New England.
Two new friendships about this time kindled in the poet something of the juvenile fire and passion of younger days.
Just like with friendships some people click and some people don't.
From France he proceeded to Switzerland, and spent nearly a year at Lausanne, where many old friendships and studies were resumed, and new ones begun.
In 1873 he first met Mr Sidney Colvin, who was to prove the closest of his friends and at last the loyal and admirable editor of his works and his correspondence; and to this time are attributed several of the most valuable friendships of Stevenson's life.
In 1519, at the king's expense, he went to Padua, the Athens of Europe, according to Erasmus; and there, where Colet and Cuthbert Tunstall had also been educated, the "nobleman of England" as he was called, came into contact with the choicest minds of the later Italian Renaissance, and formed the friendships that influenced his life.
Petrarch's inner life after this date is mainly occupied with the passion which he celebrated in his Italian poems, and with the friendships which his Latin epistles dimly reveal to us.
It has been well remarked that, while all his other friendships are shadowy and dim, this one alone stands out with clearness.
They are affectionate and firm in their friendships, kind to their children and their aged and infirm relatives, very respectful to old age, most courteous and polite and very hospitable to strangers.
For some, membership in a voluntary association has resulted in or cemented lifelong friendships.
Friendships helped build self-respect, confidence and a positive self-image.
Mr. Tim never gave her the time to form friendships.
One of the consequences of the persecutions of which he was the object was to oblige him to spend three years, from 1896 to 1899, in England, where his participation in the management of the Suez Canal had won for him some strong friendships, and where he was able to see the great respect in which the memory and name of his father were held by Englishmen.
This expression was the result, no doubt, of his strenuous training and the comparative lack of congenial friendships.
He left the regiment La Fere with regret on the 14th of June 1791; but at Valence he renewed former friendships and plunged into politics with greater ardour.
It is highly doubtful whether Carteret could have reconciled his duty to the crown with his private friendships, if government had persisted in endeavouring to force the detested coinage on the Irish people.
Bolingbroke's conversation, described by Lord Chesterfield as "such a flowing happiness of expression that even his most familiar conversations if taken down in writing would have borne the press without the least correction," his delightful companionship, his wit, good looks, and social qualities which charmed during his lifetime and made firm friendships with men of the most opposite character, can now only be faintly imagined.
The subjects of his best art are taken immediately from his own life - his loves, his friendships, his travels, his animosities, personal and political.
Personally he seemed cold and distant, partly because of his impressive appearance, and partly because of his own modesty, which made him backward in seeking friendships.
Burke's view of French affairs, however consistent with all his former political conceptions, put an end to more than one of his old political friendships.
Thankfully, treasured friendships forged over decades are not easily shaken by nasty innuendo.
However, some people find such friendships to be problematic, rather in the way that community allegiances may be.
Through the group's active social scene, you'd forge strong friendships which could last a lifetime.
As ever, Lin and I look forward to renewing old friendships and kindling new ones.
For Burke " good men [must] cultivate friendships " .
The opportunity to rekindle old friendships through the alumni search facility.
I have met some wonderful people during my holidays over the years, some of them having turned into lasting friendships.
Clubs meet on a regular basis, which allows members to build firm friendships.
Find British army pen pals in UK to make new penpal friendships via army and military dating web sites online.
Not surprisingly, life-long friendships, lovers ' trysts and ongoing group reunions are often the outcome of our mystical journeys.
Again it was wonderful to see how friendships and trust grew from rather wide-eyed beginnings!
This ghostly Sir Pandarus recommended new friendships, but she was hard to please.
Being childless, and with a husband who could not command her respect, her longing for affection led her to form various intimate friendships, above all with the princesse de Lamballe and the comtesse Jules de Polignac, who soon obtained such an empire over her affections that no favour was too great for them to ask, and often to obtain.
The society of Paris was peculiarly ready to receive a great philosopher and historian, especially if he were known to be an avowed antagonist of religion, and Hume made valuable friendships, especially with D'Alembert and Turgot, the latter of whom profited much by Hume's economical essays.
But this was mitigated by a strong sense of humour (not always sarcastic, though sometimes savagely so), and by tenderness, best seen in his epistolary friendships with women; and it was quite overborne by an instinct and passion for great practical affairs.
Such friendships testify both to the worth and the attractiveness of his character, and contradict the old legend that he was an unsociable misanthrope.
What right have you, monseigneur, to demand an account of my attachments and friendships?
In addition to strengthening family ties, the net is also proving to help establish new friendships and renew existing ones through e-mail.
Vivien 's life becomes a chaotic mix of friendships, youth club, skinhead violence, A levels, discos and college.
The warmth of such friendships is palpable and to meet friends from many thousands of miles away is frequently a surprise pleasure.
Again it was wonderful to see how friendships and trust grew from rather wide-eyed beginnings !
I recently decided to disown some friendships to end unnecessary drama.
I am doggedly committed to making sure my friendships are going well.
If family members live too far away, cultivate friendships that you can trust.
Members who join can become online friends if they choose, and many lasting friendships have developed through this type of forum.
The story has few words and a simple message that hits home to many young readers who are just learning about friendships.
Pool is a way of passing time and celebrating friendships.
You'll be able to connect with scrapbookers from around the world, forming lifelong friendships with amazing women who share your passion for preserving life's precious memories.
This can break up friendships, romantic couples, and coworker relationships.
The friendships you develop during the teen years can be the source of a lifetime of memories.