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fanship

fanship

1 6.5
A group of people who like and support someone or something
  • noun
  • /ˈfænʃɪp/
: fandom
  • If fans view themselves as group members, then we would expect a positive correlation between fanship and identification with the ingroup.
  • fanship and fandom
  • degree of fanship
  • correlation between fanship

They've talked about Los Angeles and the fanship and the audience that goes to Dodger Stadium.

Examples

  • Similar patterns of associations between fanship and group-related measures were obtained regardless of interest type.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The need to appear socially desirable should be unrelated to the degree of fanship.

    Academic text (2010)
  • A new measure of fanship was constructed for this purpose.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Participants completed measures of fan behavior, social distance, and fanship in that order.

    Academic text (2010)
  • If fans have a positive social identity, we would expect a positive correlation between fanship and collective happiness.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Additionally, fanship and fandom were found to be distinct constructs.

    Academic text (2010)
  • In Study 4, fanship positively correlated with entitativity, identification with other fans, and collective happiness.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Consequently, we predicted positive correlations between fanship, entitativity, group identification (fandom), and collective happiness.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The fanship of the band grew rapidly as they released more hit singles.

  • Her fanship for the actor was evident as she attended every one of his movie premieres.

Synonyms

following
vsfanship
76 3.2

A group of people who support and admire a person or idea

is about the state of active admiration and belonging to the supporter community
fan base
vsfanship
47 3.2

A group of people who strongly support someone like a singer or sports team

is the broader state or community identity beyond a single enthusiastic group
fandom
vsfanship
  • Texting
33 3.6

A group of fans who share an interest in the same show, person, or team

is the simple state of being a supporter or the general supportive community
fanbase
vsfanship
  • Texting
13 3.0

A group of people who really like and support someone or something

is broader, meaning the state of being a supporter or the whole community
followership
vsfanship
1 6.1

A group of people who support and are loyal to a person or idea

is about social belonging and enthusiasm rather than formal loyalty to an organization
standom
vsfanship
  • Jargon
9.6

A group of fans who support the same famous person or artist

is broader and can include casual support rather than only strong devotion

How Devoted

fanaticism
15 7.4
fanship
1 6.5
fandom
  • Texting
33 3.6
dilettantism
1 9.9

Surface Forms

fanship singular
fanships plural

Morphology

fanship = fan (transparent) = fan + ship

The word transparently combines 'fan' with the suffix '-ship' to mean the state or collective condition of being fans.

Etymology

The word fanship comes from fan and the ending -ship, the same -ship in friendship and membership, where it means 'state' or 'group'. So fanship is the state of being a fan or the community of fans who support someone or something.