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semifriend

semifriend noun: a friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend.

Noun

semifriend (plural semifriends)

  1. A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend
    • The horribly ladylike lady who kept the teashop was a semifriend as well as an employer, and thus could sweat and bully Julia to the tune of 'dearest' and 'darling'.1936, George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Forms of semifriend

pluralsemifriends

Origin of semifriend

From semi- + friend.

Questions about semifriend

What does semifriend mean?
Semifriend means a friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend.
What part of speech is semifriend?
Semifriend is a noun.
What is the plural of semifriend?
The plural of semifriend is semifriends.

Words near semifriend in the dictionary

  1. semifreddos
  2. semifree
  3. semifreestanding
  4. semifrequent
  5. semifriable
  6. semifriend
  7. semifriends
  8. semifrozen
  9. semifunctional
  10. semifunctor
  11. semifunny

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