Definition of FRATERNITY

fraternity

Plural: fraternities

Noun

  • a social club for male undergraduates
  • people engaged in a particular occupation
    • "the medical fraternity"
  • The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
  • A group of people associated for a common purpose.
  • A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

disfavor

Scrabble Score: 16

fraternity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fraternity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fraternity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

fraternity: valid Words With Friends Word