semifriend

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noun

A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend

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Meanings

nounsemifriend (plural semifriends)

plural semifriends

  1. A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend

    The horribly ladylike lady who kept the teashop was a semifriend as well as an employer, and thus could sweat and bully Julia to the tune of 'dearest' and 'darling'.

    1936, George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Origin

From semi- + friend.

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Cite this entry
APA

semifriend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semifriend

MLA

“semifriend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semifriend. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semifriend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semifriend.

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