Antonyms for friend
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : frend |
| Phonetic Transcription : frɛnd |
Definition of friend
Origin :- Old English freond "friend," present participle of freogan "to love, to favor," from Proto-Germanic *frijojanan "to love" (cf. Old Norse frændi, Old Frisian friund, Middle High German friunt, German Freund, Gothic frijonds "friend," all alike from present participle forms). Related to Old English freo "free" (see free (adj.)).
- Meaning "a Quaker" (a member of the Society of Friends) is from 1670s. Feond ("fiend," originally "enemy") and freond often were paired alliteratively in Old English; both are masculine agent nouns derived from present participle of verbs, but are not directly related to one another (see fiend). Related: Friends.
- noun confidant, companion
- noun benefactor
- He gazed on the bright landscape, as if it had been the countenance of a friend.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- By degrees the placid influence of her friend calmed her perturbed spirit.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- With an undefined feeling of awe, she looked in the countenance of her friend.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I want him to think he ain't got a friend on earth but himself.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He said he was out hunting with a friend, and his friend's gun went off accidentally.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- “Yet mayhap he might do something for thee, friend Ambrose,” added the armourer.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- There was, however, one exception, and that was his friend Windich (native).
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- She found a friend in a white lady, who knew her story and helped her on her way.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- "Come to me to-morrow, Caleb," continued my friend, changing the subject.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Tell me, Jesse, tell your friend, who came into the world to save sinners?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
Synonyms for friend
- accomplice
- acquaintance
- adherent
- advocate
- ally
- alter ego
- associate
- backer
- bosom buddy
- buddy
- chum
- classmate
- cohort
- colleague
- companion
- compatriot
- comrade
- consort
- cousin
- crony
- familiar
- intimate
- mate
- pal
- partisan
- partner
- patron
- playmate
- roommate
- schoolmate
- sidekick
- soul mate
- spare
- supporter
- well-wisher
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