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fanship

fanship

6.5
A group of people who like and support someone or something
  • noun
  • /ˈfænʃɪp/
translation icon : 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

fan base
vsfanship
38 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
31 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
11 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
following
vsfanship
3 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
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
16 7.4
fanship
6.5
fandom
  • Texting
31 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.