fair-weather friends

A form of fair-weather friend — One who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fair-weather friend
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APA

fair-weather friends. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair-weather%20friends

MLA

“fair-weather friends.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair-weather%20friends. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fair-weather friends,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fair-weather%20friends.

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