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frienemyship

frienemyship is the alternative spelling of frenemyship.

Meaning of frenemyship

Noun

frenemyship (countable and uncountable, plural frenemyships)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being frenemies.
  2. (countable) An ambiguously friendly or antagonistic relationship.
    • It is hard to image such a garrulous frenemyship in today's Washington.2025 April 12, Edward Luce, “The revenge of geopolitics”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1

Forms of frienemyship

pluralfrienemyships

Questions about frienemyship

What is frienemyship the alternative spelling of?
Frienemyship is the alternative spelling of frenemyship.

Words near frienemyship in the dictionary

  1. friendzoners
  2. friendzones
  3. friendzoning
  4. frienemies
  5. frienemy
  6. frienemyship
  7. frienemyships
  8. frienvy
  9. frier
  10. Friern Barnet
  11. friers

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