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They are more human and more brotherly towards one another, it seems to me, than we are. But perhaps that is merely because they feel themselves to be more unfortunate than us.
Erich Maria Remarque

Meaning of "brotherly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BROTHERLY

brotherly  [ˈbrʌðəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROTHERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brotherly can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BROTHERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

brotherly

Family

In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence/shared consumption. Members of the immediate family may include a spouse, parent, brother and sister, and son and daughter. Members of the extended family may include grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew and niece, or sibling-in-law. In most societies the family is the principal institution for the socialization of children. As the basic unit for raising children, anthropologists most generally classify family organization as matrifocal; conjugal; avuncular; or extended family in which parents and children co-reside with other members of one parent's family. As a unit of socialization, the family is the object of analysis for anthropologists and sociologists of the family. Sexual relations among the members are regulated by rules concerning incest such as the incest taboo. "Family" is used metaphorically to create more inclusive categories such as community, nationhood, global village and humanism. Genealogy is a field which aims to trace family lineages through history. Family is also an important economic unit studied in family economics.

Definition of brotherly in the English dictionary

The definition of brotherly in the dictionary is of, resembling, or suitable to a brother, esp in showing loyalty and affection; fraternal. Other definition of brotherly is in a brotherly way; fraternally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BROTHERLY


fatherly
ˈfɑːðəlɪ
forefatherly
ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəlɪ
grandfatherly
ˈɡrænˌfɑːðəlɪ
grandmotherly
ˈɡrænˌmʌðəlɪ
litherly
ˈlɪðəlɪ
motherly
ˈmʌðəlɪ
northerly
ˈnɔːðəlɪ
southerly
ˈsʌðəlɪ
stepmotherly
ˈstɛpˌmʌðəlɪ
unbrotherly
ʌnˈbrʌðəlɪ
unfatherly
ʌnˈfɑːðəlɪ
unmotherly
ʌnˈmʌðəlɪ
weatherly
ˈwɛðəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROTHERLY

brosy
broth
brothel
brothel-creepers
brother
brother-in-arms
brother-in-law
brotherhood
brotherlike
brotherliness
Brothers of the Christian Schools
brothers-in-arms
brothers-in-law
brothy
brougham
brought
broughta
broughtas
brouhaha
brow

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROTHERLY

bitterly
butcherly
cleverly
disorderly
eagerly
easterly
elderly
ferly
formerly
gingerly
improperly
orderly
overly
painterly
properly
quarterly
teacherly
tenderly
utterly
westerly

Synonyms and antonyms of brotherly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BROTHERLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brotherly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brotherly

Translation of «brotherly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROTHERLY

Find out the translation of brotherly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brotherly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brotherly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兄弟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fraternal
570 millions of speakers

English

brotherly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشقيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

братская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fraternal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রাতৃভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fraternel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersaudara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brüderlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

兄弟の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

형제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sadulur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như anh em
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சகோதரப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंधू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kardeşçe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fraterno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

braterska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

братська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frățească
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδελφική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broederlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

broder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

broderlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brotherly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROTHERLY»

The term «brotherly» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROTHERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brotherly

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10 QUOTES WITH «BROTHERLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brotherly.
1
Frank Moore Colby
Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.
2
Cyril Cusack
Acting is the most brotherly and sisterly profession in the world.
3
Barbara Deming
The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out.
4
Rose George
There is a scene in Richard Attenborough's biopic where Gandhi argues with his wife because she refuses to clean their latrine. She says it is the work of untouchables; he tells her there is no such thing. Gandhi's tactics of encouraging brotherly love across caste boundaries and urging Indians to clean their own latrines had failed miserably.
5
Graham Greene
In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!
6
Edward Hoagland
Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling.
7
Malcolm X
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.
8
Erich Maria Remarque
They are more human and more brotherly towards one another, it seems to me, than we are. But perhaps that is merely because they feel themselves to be more unfortunate than us.
9
Jimmy Rushing
The music business used to carry a certain amount of brotherly love, but it isn't that way now.
10
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Our relations with brothers in Gulf Cooperation council are good and developing, either bilateral relations or with the G.C.C itself, also we have good brotherly and solid ties with Saudi Arabia.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROTHERLY»

Discover the use of brotherly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brotherly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Brotherly Feelings: Me, My Emotions, and My Brother with ...
With illustrations throughout, this book will help siblings to understand that their emotional responses - whatever they are - are natural and OK. It is the ideal book for parents and professionals to use with siblings to discuss their ...
Robin Schiffmiller, Sam Frender, 2007
2
Brotherly Love
Author Darrien Lee takes readers on a roller coaster of emotions as lives, a marriage, and family ties are at stake. Brotherly Love is a book that readers will contemplate long after turning the last page.
Darrien Lee, 2011
3
City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves: Lesbian and Gay ...
Lesbian and Gay Philadelphia, 1945-1972 Marc Stein. surveillance would constrain political organizing, while civil libertarians would work with lesbians and gay men against these forces. Mainstream media would continue to choose when ...
Marc Stein, 2004
4
Brotherly Love: Murder and the Politics of Prejudice in ...
A case study of crime & punishment in nineteenth-century New England.
Charles Hoffmann, Tess Hoffmann, 1998
5
Christy Series: Brotherly Love: Brotherly Love
"George," Christy said, 'it's time for the lying to stop.
Catherine Marshall, 1997
6
100 Years of Brotherly Love
It didn't begin that morning when Trick's mother found them standing in her kitchen, one with his daddy's big knife in his hand, all 3 with bloody hands.
Linda Rae Blair, 2011
7
Stage Fright/Goodbye, Sweet Prince/Brotherly Love
Catherine Marshall. 4 JAMES BRILEY, former medical school classmate of Dr. MacNeill. MEMBERS OF THE KNOXVILLE PLAYERS: ARABELLA DEVAINE, costume and set designer. OLIVER FLUMP, assistant director. GILROY GANNON  ...
Catherine Marshall, 2005
8
Brotherly Love
Paul Watkins finds himself in love with his beautiful stepsister, Carrie.
B. Carr, 2006
9
Walking Broad: Looking for the Heart of Brotherly Love
It is also a city in flux. Bruce Buschel is a native Philadelphian who revisits his hometown and, in doing so, revisits his personal history and the city's complex identity.
Bruce Buschel, 2007
10
Brotherly Love
Her mother died with her fiancée in a train accident on the way to their wedding.
Mary Anne Graham, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROTHERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brotherly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sakiewicz: Union to launch USL team next year
Brotherly Game, for Philadelphia Union fans. Home · Fanposts ... More from Brotherly Game. Cristian Maidana ... Brotherly Game · FanPosts ... «Brotherly Game, Jul 15»
2
Sibling rivalry turns into brotherly love
The rivalry between siblings might not be the oldest form of competition known to mankind but it is definitely one of the most common. This said ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
For Clintons, brotherly love includes financial help and a 3-bedroom …
In 2009, Bill Clinton bought a three-bedroom house about a mile from the beach in suburban Los Angeles — for use by his younger half-brother ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Xfinity Live! didn't get the message about it not being the 1940's …
Brotherly Game, for Philadelphia Union fans. Home · Fanposts · Fanshots .... Brotherly Game · FanPosts ... Join Brotherly Game. You must be a ... «Brotherly Game, Jul 15»
5
Brotherly Love: Food Pantry Needs A Boost
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One of Philadelphia's oldest HIV and AIDS charities is hurting for help. The organization is called Bebashi. It gives a ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
Brotherly pride at stake as B36 takes on TNS in UCL
The first round of UEFA Champions League qualifying will feature a sibling rivalry for Lukasz and Adrian Cieslewicz when B36 plays The New ... «SBS - The World Game, Jun 15»
7
Lack of brotherly love: Court orders no contact for twins
MOUNT PLEASANT — A 26-year-old Mount Pleasant man is facing criminal charges for the latest of a string of incidents where he reportedly ... «Journal Times, Jun 15»
8
'Brotherly Love' Evident in Philly and Back Home
When I got back from our Philadelphia jaunt, I could not believe the yard. The flowers have all come in; the tomato plants grew a foot and more ... «Ponca City News, Jun 15»
9
€2 brotherly debt turns into €50000 windfall
Cavan born Damien McManus (23) is planning his first ever trip abroad after claiming the top prize from a National Lottery All Cash Platinum ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
10
Impact vs Union Preview: Three Questions with the Brotherly Game
MRS) The Union seem to be going through another difficult season, seemingly starting from scratch. Is that too harsh as a statement? «Mount Royal Soccer, Jun 15»

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