Meaning & use
comradery
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Meaning
noununcountableinformalrare
A feeling of friendship and trust among people who share an activity or hardship; a less standard spelling of camaraderie.
Grammar: The standard spelling is camaraderie, and comradery appears mostly in informal writing.
Patterns
- comradery among people
- a sense of comradery
The soldiers developed a strong sense of comradery during training.
There was warm comradery among the volunteers.
The comradery of the team made long practices enjoyable.
Common combinations
- a sense of comradery
- There is a sense of comradery in the choir.
- build comradery
- Team dinners help build comradery.
- genuine comradery
- We shared genuine comradery during the hike.
- comradery among colleagues
- The firm encourages comradery among colleagues.
Synonyms and how they differ
- camaraderie
- Camaraderie is the standard spelling and is the better choice in formal writing.
- fellowship
- Fellowship suggests shared interests or belief and sounds slightly formal.
- companionship
- Companionship focuses on having someone with you, not on shared purpose.
- solidarity
- Solidarity is the support of people united by a common cause.
Opposites
Word family
- comrade noun
- a companion or fellow member of a group
- camaraderie noun
- the standard spelling of the word
- comradeship noun
- the state of being comrades
Commonly confused: comradery or camaraderie?
comradery vs camaraderie
Camaraderie is the standard spelling, while comradery is an informal variant.
Practice
Which spelling would be preferred in a formal essay?
Choose one answer.
Camaraderie is the standard spelling. Comradery appears in informal use and the other spellings are errors.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “comradery”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.