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friend vs connection

connection vs friend

friend and connection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
friend Yes No No No
connection Yes No No No
As nouns, connection is a hyponym of friend; that is, connection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than friend:
  • friend: a person with whom you are acquainted
  • connection: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
Other hyponyms of friend include bunkmate, campmate, end man, homeboy, messmate, pickup, class fellow, classmate, schoolfellow, schoolmate.
friend (noun) connection (noun)
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a person with whom you are acquainted shifting from one form of transportation to another
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance an instrumentality that connects
a person who backs a politician or a team etc. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
a supplier (especially of narcotics)
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
a connecting shape
the state of being connected
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