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camaraderie

/ˌkæməˈrɑːdəri/

B2CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister

General noun

A spirit of mutual trust and warm friendship among a group.

The gruelling expedition forged a camaraderie that outlasted the journey itself.

Similar: fellowship, comradeship

Origin: French camaraderie, from camarade 'comrade'.

Topic: friendship in General English

Business noun

A spirit of mutual trust and friendship among people who work together.

The camaraderie forged during the crisis did more for retention than any perk they later introduced.

Similar: esprit de corps, fellowship

Topic: Human resources in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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