fraternity C2+ Topic:People & Society US /frəˈtɜrnɪti/ UK /frəˈtɜːnɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a group of people with shared interests; brotherly fellowship He joined a college fraternity in his first year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of people with... brotherhoodfellowshipsocietyguildassociationbrethrencamaraderiesodality ↔ Opposites sororityenmitydiscord Word family Related forms fraternalfraternizefratricide Etymology AI details From Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas ('brotherhood'), from fraternus ('brotherly'), from frater ('brother'). frÄternitÄs Latin frÄter Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fraternity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /frəˈtɜrnɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /frəˈtɜːnɪti/ ## Meanings 1. a group of people with shared interests; brotherly fellowship ## Examples - He joined a college fraternity in his first year. ## Synonyms - brotherhood - fellowship - society - guild - association - brethren - camaraderie - sodality ## Antonyms - sorority - enmity - discord ## Related Forms - fraternal - fraternize - fratricide ## Roots and Affixes - Root: frÄternitÄs - Root: frÄter ## Etymology From Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas ('brotherhood'), from fraternus ('brotherly'), from frater ('brother'). ## AI Etymology Fraternity comes from Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas ('brotherhood'), from fraternus ('brotherly'), from frater ('brother'). The etymological trail includes Latin frÄternitÄs and Latin frÄter. As a noun, fraternity names a group of people with shared interests; brotherly fellowship. The same family is visible in related forms such as fraternal, fraternize, and fratricide. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown