fraternal

fraternal is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Pf, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.
2. adjective. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

   "brotherly feelings"

   "close fraternal ties"

   Synonyms: brotherlike, brotherly

3. adjective. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova

   "fraternal twins are biovular"

   Synonyms: biovular

4. adjective. of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men

   "a fraternal order"

Synonyms

brotherlike, brotherly, biovular

Common word forms

fraternally, fraternality

Words from these letters

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