camaraderie
/ˌkɑm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A spirit of familiarity and closeness, especially when expressed somewhat boisterously.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Moreover, a spirit of camaraderie exists between the staff of the railway and its regular patrons."
- "And regardless of their differences, they always act with such camaraderie and complicity among themselves."
- "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."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French camaraderie. Recent American pronunciations such as /ˌkɑməˈɹɑdəɹi/ and /ˌkɑmˈɹɑdəɹi/ are influenced by the cognate comrade.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɑm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/
- British English: /ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/