The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FRIENDSHIP
friendship, friendly relationship
(noun) the state of being friends (or friendly)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
friendship (countable and uncountable, plural friendships)
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
Synonyms
• (friendly relationship): entente cordiale
Antonyms
• enemyship
• foeship
Source: Wiktionary
Friend"ship, n. Etym: [AS. freĂłndscipe. See Friend, and -ship.]
1. 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. There is little friendship in the world. Bacon. There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity. Rambler. Preferred by friendship, and not chosen by sufficiency. Spenser.
2. Kindly aid; help; assistance, [Obs.] Some friendship will it [a hovel] lend you gainst the tempest. Shak.
3. Aptness to unite; conformity; affinity; harmony; correspondence. [Obs.] Those colors . . . have a friendship with each other. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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