nnoun.persona person you know well and regard with affection and trustExamples:- he was my best friend at the university
Derivationally Related Form:friendlyfriendship
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:friendpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:friendpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:alter egoamigoassociatebest friendbrotherbuddychumcompanioncomradeconfidantcronyfamiliarfellowflatmategirlfriendintimatelightmatepalroomieroommateroomyschoolfriendsidekick
Instance Hyponyms:Damon Damon and Pythias Phintias Pythias
Full Hyponyms:alter egoamigobest friendblind datebrotherbuddycobbercompanionconfidantconfidantedateflatmategirlfriendlightmateplaymaterepositoryroommateschoolfriendtovarich
nnoun.personan associate who provides cooperation or assistanceSynset:ally
Examples:- he's a good ally in fight
Antonyms:foe
Derivationally Related Form:ally
Hypernyms:associate
Inherited Hypernyms:allyassociatepeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:allyassociatepeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:blood brother
Full Hyponyms:blood brother
nnoun.persona person with whom you are acquaintedSynset:acquaintance
Examples:- I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
- we are friends of the family
Antonyms:stranger
Derivationally Related Form:acquaintanceshipfriendship
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:acquaintancepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:acquaintancepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bunkmatecampmateclass fellowclassmateconnectionend manhomeboymessmatepickupschoolfellowschoolmate
Full Hyponyms:bunkmatecampmateconnectionend manhomeboymessmatepickupschoolmate
nnoun.persona person who backs a politician or a team etc.Synset:admirer booster champion protagonist supporter
Examples:- all their supporters came out for the game
- they are friends of the library
Derivationally Related Form:admiresupportchampionboost
Hypernyms:advocate advocator exponent proponent
Inherited Hypernyms:supporteradvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:supporteradvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:BoswellConfederateFrancophilFrancophileGraecophileJacobiteNew DealerRoundheadShavianWhiganglophilanglophilebelievercheerleadercorporatistendorserenthusiastfree traderfunctionalistindorserloyalistmainstaymaintainerpartisanpartizanphilhellenephilhellenistpillarratifierseconderstalwartsubscribersustainersympathisersympathizertoastertrusterupholderverifiervoucherwassailerwell-wisher
Full Hyponyms:abiogenistaddictaficionadoanglophileapostlebackslapperballetomanebelieverbleeding heartboswellbushwhackercheerleadercolonialistconfederateconfederate soldierconfuciancorporatistenthusiastevolutionistfanaticfellow travelerfrancophilefree traderfunctionalistgadgeteergym ratimperialistjacobiteloyalistmalthusiannew dealerphilhellenepillarrailbirdrebelroundheadsecondershavianshutterbugsports fansubscribersympathizertoasterupholdervitalistvoucherwhig
nnoun.persona member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)Synset:Friend Quaker
Member Holonyms:Quakers Religious Society of Friends Society of Friends
Hypernyms:Christian
Inherited Hypernyms:friendchristianreligious personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:friendchristianreligious personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Penn William Penn