camaraderie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkæm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkæməˈɹædəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɑm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French camaraderie. Recent American pronunciations such as /ˌkɑməˈɹɑdəɹi/ and /ˌkɑmˈɹɑdəɹi/ are influenced by the cognate comrade.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.
Moreover, a spirit of camaraderie exists between the staff of the railway and its regular patrons.
1958 November 14, M. H. Baker, “The North Borneo Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790:And regardless of their differences, they always act with such camaraderie and complicity among themselves.
2016 February 8, Marwan Bishara, “Why Obama fails the leadership test in the Middle East”, in Al Jazeera English:
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(countable, uncountable) A spirit of familiarity and closeness, especially when expressed somewhat boisterously.
There was not one of Napoleon's intimate friends, however high in rank, who would have ventured to indulge in the sort of camaraderie which was kept up between the Emperor and his old moustaches.
1838, Caulincourt, Napoleon and his Times, volume 1, page 175:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| camaraderies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
comradery · team spirit · comradeship · chumminess · comradeliness
Translations (78)
el συναδελφικότητα (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · sl tovarištvo (close friendship in a group of friends) · mk другарство (close friendship in a group of friends) · da kammerateri (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · et kamraadlus (close friendship in a group of friends) · ro camaraderie (close friendship in a group of friends) · it cameratismo (close friendship in a group of friends) · be дру́жба (close friendship in a group of friends) · cs kamarádství (close friendship in a group of friends) · ar صَدَاقَة (close friendship in a group of friends) · sv kamratskap (close friendship in a group of friends) · fa-ira رِفاقَت (close friendship in a group of friends) · ug يولداشلىق (close friendship in a group of friends) · cmn 友誼 /友谊 (close friendship in a group of friends) · ru това́рищество (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · sh камарадерија (close friendship in a group of friends) · tr arkadaşlık (close friendship in a group of friends) · ca camaraderia (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · ko 우정 (close friendship in a group of friends) · fi toveruus (close friendship in a group of friends) · ru дру́жба (close friendship in a group of friends) · da kammerateri (close friendship in a group of friends) · hi सौहार्द (close friendship in a group of friends) · et sõbramehelikkus (close friendship in a group of friends) · de Kameradschaft (close friendship in a group of friends) · pt camaradaria (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · be тавары́скасць (close friendship in a group of friends) · he רֵעוּת (close friendship in a group of friends) · mk другарство (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · ky жолдоштук (close friendship in a group of friends) · es camaradería (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · sk kamarátstvo (close friendship in a group of friends) · pl towarzystwo (close friendship in a group of friends) · pl koleżeństwo (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · uk дру́жба (close friendship in a group of friends) · hu bajtársiasság (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · kk жолдастық (close friendship in a group of friends) · tg рафоқат (close friendship in a group of friends) · ca camaraderia (close friendship in a group of friends) · be сябро́ўства (close friendship in a group of friends) · is góð samskipti (close friendship in a group of friends) · fi yhteishenki (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · bg друга́рство (close friendship in a group of friends) · da kammeratskab (close friendship in a group of friends) · pl koleżeństwo (close friendship in a group of friends) · ja 友情 (close friendship in a group of friends) · be тавары́ства (close friendship in a group of friends) · pt camaradaria (close friendship in a group of friends) · ka ამხანაგობა (close friendship in a group of friends) · vi tình bạn (close friendship in a group of friends) · el συντροφικότητα (close friendship in a group of friends) · nl kameraadschap (close friendship in a group of friends) · ru това́рищество (close friendship in a group of friends) · tk ýoldaşlyk (close friendship in a group of friends) · nb kameratskap (close friendship in a group of friends) · fr camaraderie (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · hi समिति (close friendship in a group of friends) · uz oʻrtoqlik (close friendship in a group of friends) · uk товари́ство (close friendship in a group of friends) · nb kameraderi (close friendship in a group of friends) · pt camaradagem (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · sh kamaraderija (close friendship in a group of friends) · rsk товаришство (close friendship in a group of friends) · az yoldaşlıq (close friendship in a group of friends) · hy ընկերակցություն (close friendship in a group of friends) · hu összetartás (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · uk прия́тельство (close friendship in a group of friends) · is góður kunningsskapur (close friendship in a group of friends) · bg прия́телство (close friendship in a group of friends) · hu barátság (close friendship in a group of friends) · cmn 友情 (close friendship in a group of friends) · el συναδελφικότητα (close friendship in a group of friends) · be тавары́скасьць (close friendship in a group of friends) · cmn 友誼 /友谊 (a spirit of familiarity and closeness) · pt camaradagem (close friendship in a group of friends) · fr camaraderie (close friendship in a group of friends) · es camaradería (close friendship in a group of friends) · is félagsandi (close friendship in a group of friends)