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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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'.
Use semifriend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Semifriend means A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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'.
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