What is the definition of friendship?

to me a friendship is a close relationship with another man/woman ! This person is someone you can trust and convide in with in someone you feel comfotable to be your self around. some one who dosent judge you, lie to you, or talk about you behind your back.

the realtionship between you and another person where you can be comfortable telling them anything or almost anything when silence between you two is also comfortable when you can trust that person and relie on them and just share each other stories and enjoy each others company

Each of us have a different definition of friendship. Mine is what I feel about my friend. It's someone you can confide in when no one else will listen to me. It's giving constantly to that person without expecting anything in return. It's having long conversations with long moments of comfortable silence. It's a warm feeling whenever your with them. It's not fighting and arguing every waking second. It's being able to spend time without them and knowing that they're in your thoughts still

In a comparison of personal relationships, friendship is considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship is included in sociology, social psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. Various theories of friendship have been proposed, among which are social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis: The tendency to desire what is best for the other Sympathy and empathy Honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart Mutual understanding and compassion Trust in one another (able to express feelings - including in relation to the other's actions - without the fear of being judged); able to go to each other for emotional support Positive reciprocity - a relationship is based on equal give and take between the two parties.