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What's the best word to simulate an adjectival form of "camaraderie"?

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00:00 What'S The Best Word To Simulate An Adjectival Form Of &Quot;Camaraderie&Quot;?
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 3


It would be comradely:

(graded adjective & adjective [usu ADJ n])

  • If you do something in a comradely way, you are being pleasant and friendly to other people. [formal]

  • They worked in comradely silence.

Collins Dictionary




ANSWER 2

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It seems to me that if you use adjectival comradely the allusion is to comradeliness, which loses the precise nuance of camaraderie (which we usually want - since that's why we use the word).

So I'd go with the handful of writers who've used

camaradic

The meaning should always be obvious in context, even though I doubt you'd find an actual definition in any dictionary.

In short, the "consistent" pairings are comradeliness -> comradely, camaraderie -> camaradic.




ANSWER 3

Score 1


A simple and straightforward option would be friendly.

After their hard-won victory, John and Trent slung their arms around each other's shoulders in a friendly embrace.

M-W:

friendly adjective [friendlier; friendliest]

1 : of, relating to, or befitting a friend: as
a : showing kindly interest and goodwill
b : not hostile : a friendly merger offer; also : involving or coming from actions of one's own forces : friendly fire
c : cheerful, comforting : the friendly glow of the fire

His friendly smile was reassuring.
They maintained a friendly correspondence.




ANSWER 4

Score 0


I can't judge for you whether one of the other answers serves your purpose. But here is another option for you to consider:

After their hard-won victory, John and Trent slung their arms around each other's shoulders in camaraderie.

Sorry I don't have a new word to offer. But camaraderie is a great word, and it fits fine in your sentence with a small adjustment. And the embrace you had was superfluous anyway.

I wasn't sure how to reference this, so I googled the exact phrase "in camaraderie". I didn't find it in a dictionary, but I did find it in a blog post. So I guess it's not just me. Here's the sentence fragment:

... figure skaters executing incredible maneuvers, in camaraderie, I guess, with their own bodies....