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Core meaning
Mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
Example
Months in the field created strong camaraderie among the researchers.
camaraderie
/ˌkæməˈrɑːdəri/ · kam-uh-RAH-duh-reenoun
Mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
Use camaraderie to express this relationship precisely: mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
What camaraderie Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Common noun frame
Use this noun in a complete noun phrase, adding the complement that identifies what it refers to when needed.
Example
Friendly competition did not weaken the team's camaraderie.
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Analytical distinction
Choose it when this exact concept matters; a related term may describe its cause, evidence, or opposite instead.
Example
Shared challenges fostered a sense of camaraderie.
Use camaraderie Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
Months in the field created strong camaraderie among the researchers.
Friendly competition did not weaken the team's camaraderie.
Shared challenges fostered a sense of camaraderie.
Precision Matters
Camaraderie overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
camaraderie
vs.Means mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
collaboration
Means the act of working jointly with other people or groups.
camaraderie
vs.Means mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
affinity
Means a strong attraction, liking, or natural connection.
camaraderie
vs.Means mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
gregarious
Means sociable and inclined to seek or enjoy the company of others.
camaraderie
vs.Means mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time or work together.
discordant
Means lacking harmony, consistency, or agreement.
Test camaraderie in Context
The shared experience produced friendship and mutual trust.
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Working through the emergency together created lasting ___ among the volunteers.