Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Camaraderie; comradeship.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The state or feeling of being a comrade; intimate companionship; cordial fellowship.
Wiktionary
- n. rare camaraderie
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. rare The spirit of comradeship; comradeship.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
Etymologies
- comrade + -ry, likely influenced by camaraderie; these are etymological twins, both derived from Latin camera ("room, chamber"), though via different routes. (Wiktionary)
- Alteration (influenced by comrade) of camaraderie. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Don't you think, given the kind of comradery that men under arms have, if they were together at any point, somebody would have said, I remember George Bush, kind of a frat boy, liked to snort the coke, whatever it was, or didn't.”
“You still share in the comradery, the stories and the celebration of the harvest.”
“Apparently he loved the comradery of religious cult members?”
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“But it was an intimate kitchen, with close quarters, and as far as I was concerned, the comradery was all the better.”
“It isn't just the hunt, it is the comradery, the thrill, the sharing of the stories.”
“But the comradery wasn't total: Flug's findings for Kennedy led directly to creation of the Senate Watergate Committee, also known as the Ervin Committee.”
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“Obama's selection of her is merely a power play, and hispanics should be outraged that he's looking down his nose at them; trying to lure them into a false sense of comradery; merely for their votes.”
CNN Poll: Two-thirds think firefighters were discriminated against
“Frat-style hazing as part of the interview process could build team comradery, improve morale, increase exit costs, etc.”
“She resists being pulled into the giddy comradery of a New York City "Botox Meetup Group" that she finds on the Internet.”
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“I am primarily enjoy single player games for the story and satisfaction of victory, but sometimes enjoy casual MMOs and party games for the feeling of comradery”
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