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romantic friendship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
ro-man-tic friend-ship
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intensely emotional love relationship between two people, in which sexuality is unimportant and typically absent, but there is greater physical affection or emotional communication than is typical for friendship.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

romantic friendships (plural)

Phrases

passionate friendship affectionate friendship friend with benefits

Frequently Paired Words

passionate friendship affectionate friendship friend with benefits heterosociality

Questions

What does romantic friendship mean?
An intensely emotional love relationship between two people, in which sexuality is unimportant and typically absent, but there is greater physical affection or emotional communication than is typical for friendship.

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