COMRADERY

chumminess, camaraderie, comradeliness, comradery, comradeship

(noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

comradery (plural comraderies)

(rare) camaraderie

Usage notes

A relatively uncommon variant of synonymous and nearly homophonous camaraderie.

Synonyms

• camaraderie

• chumminess

• comradeship

• comradeliness

Source: Wiktionary


Com"rade*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. camarederie.]

Definition: The spirit of comradeship; comradeship. [R.] "Certainly", said Dunham, with the comradery of the smoker. W. D. Howells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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