fraternity

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A group of people associated for a common purpose.
  3. (Philippines, US, countable, uncountable) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

Synonyms

brotherhood
C1
fellowship
C2
association
B2
club
A2
sodality
guild
C2
society
B1
gild
brotherliness
frat
C2
league
B2
order
A1
friendship
B1
union
B1
corporation
C1
alliance
B2
confraternity
organisation
C2
institution
C1
sisterhood
22k
sorority
C2
nation
B1
orbit
C1
organization
B2
party
A1
🥳
philanthropic
43k
precinct
C1
race
A2
realm
C1
set
A1
solidarity
C2
sphere
C2

said person

same person

kindred spirits

literary group

fraternal association

friendship society

associations
24k
student union

good brotherhood

fraternal order

affection between friends

fraternal organization

student association

student fraternity

student service association

area
A2
brethren
C2
circle
B2
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Translations

fraternité
Bruderschaft
fratellanza
Verbindung
hermandad
fraternidad
Vereinigung
fraternità
irmandade
confrérie
Brüderlichkeit
confraternita
Verband
broederschap
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
fraternite
In summary

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

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