fraternal as an adjective: - 1
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fraternal
adjective
1 fraternal
Of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men.
Roget 11:
related,
akin,
consanguineous,
of the blood,
family,
allied,
collateral;
cognate,
agnate,
connate;
kindred;
affiliated;
fraternal.
intimately related,
nearly related,
closely related,
remotely related,
distantly related,
allied;
german.
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Roget 714:
concordant,
congenial;
agreeing
etc.
v.;
in accord
etc.
n.;
harmonious,
united,
cemented;
banded together
etc.
712;
allied;
friendly
etc.
888;
fraternal;
conciliatory;
at one with;
of one mind
etc.
(assent)
488.
at peace,
in still water;
tranquil
etc.
(pacific)
721.
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2 fraternal
of twins Derived from two separate fertilized ova:
— Fraternal twins are biovular.
synonym: biovular.
3 fraternal
Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother:
— Close fraternal ties.
synonyms: brotherlike, brotherly.
Roget 888:
friendly;
amicable,
amical†;
well-affected,
unhostile†,
neighborly,
brotherly,
fraternal,
sympathetic,
harmonious,
hearty,
cordial,
warm-hearted.
friends with,
well with,
at home with,
hand in hand with;
on good terms,
on friendly terms,
on amicable terms,
on cordial terms,
on familiar terms,
on intimate terms,
on good footing;
on speaking terms,
on visiting terms;
in one's good graces,
in one's good books.
acquainted,
familiar,
intimate,
thick,
hand and glove,
hail fellow well met,
free and easy;
welcome.
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Roget 906:
benevolent;
kind,
kindly;
well-meaning;
amiable;
obliging,
accommodating,
indulgent,
gracious,
complacent,
good-humored.
warm-hearted,
kind-hearted,
tender-hearted,
large-hearted,
broad-hearted;
merciful
etc.
914;
charitable,
beneficent,
humane,
benignant;
bounteous,
bountiful.
good-natured,
well-natured;
spleenless†;
sympathizing,
sympathetic;
complaisant
etc.
(courteous)
894;
well-meant,
well-intentioned.
fatherly,
motherly,
brotherly,
sisterly;
paternal,
maternal,
fraternal;
sororal†;
friendly
etc.
888.
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Polish: bratowy, braterski
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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