| ADJECTIVE | pert | fraternal | of or relating to a fraternity / fraternity or society of usually men |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | fraternal, biovular | (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova | |
| all | fraternal, brotherly, brotherlike | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother |
| Sounds | frahter'nahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to a fraternity / fraternity or society of usually men. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a fraternal order" | |
| Catalan | fraternal | |
| Nouns | brotherhood | people engaged in a particular occupation |
| fraternity | a social club for male undergraduates | |
| Meaning | (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "fraternal twins are biovular" | |
| Synonym | biovular | |
| Opposite | identical, monovular | (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum |
| Spanish | biovular, dicigótico | |
| Catalan | biovular, fraternal | |
| Meaning | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "close fraternal ties" | |
| Synonyms | brotherly, brotherlike | |
| Opposite | sisterly, sisterlike, sororal | like or characteristic of or befitting a sister |
| Spanish | fraternal, fraterno | |
| Catalan | fratern, fraternal | |
| Adverbs | fraternally | in a brotherly manner |
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