Fraternal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, a.[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}, adv.
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           An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war.  --Milton.
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           Fraternal love and friendship.           --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fraternal
       adj 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 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