 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fraternal
adjective
1: of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a
fraternal order"
2: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
"fraternal twins are biovular" [syn: {biovular}] [ant: {identical}]
3: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly
feelings"; "close fraternal ties" [syn: {brotherly}, {brotherlike}]
[ant: {sisterly}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, adjective[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr.
L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See {Brother}.]
Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to
brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal
embrace. -- {Fra*ter"nal*ly}, adverb
An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. --Milton.
Fraternal love and friendship. --Addison.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "fraternal":
Christian, Christlike, Christly, affectionate, agreeable, amiable,
amicable, benign, benignant, brotherly, compassionate, congenial,
decent, favorable, friendlike, friendly, good, gracious,
harmonious, human, humane, idealistic, intellectual, kind,
kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, loving, neighborlike,
neighborly, nice, peaceable, pleasant, simpatico, sisterly,
sociable, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathique, sympathizing,
tender, tenderhearted, unhostile, warm, warmhearted, well-affected,
well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant
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