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Spell Bee Word: fraternity


Basic Details

Word: Fraternity

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A feeling of friendship and brotherhood among people; also a group of people who share the same work or interest.

Synonyms: brotherhood, fellowship, community

How to Spell Fraternity

Syllables: fra - ter - ni - ty

Tricky part: The middle is ter, not tur or ta, and the word ends in nity with an i before ty.

Watch out for: fraturnity, fraternaty, fratenity

Memory tip: Frater is Latin for brother, so picture a group of brothers: frater + nity.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The medical fraternity praised the nurses for their hard work.

Example 2: Sports can build a spirit of fraternity among people from different states.

Example 3: The school assembly spoke about fraternity and kindness.

Fun Fact

Fraternity is one of the four ideals named in the Preamble to the Constitution of India, alongside justice, liberty and equality.

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Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word: fraternity

a) rivalry
b) brotherhood
c) loneliness
d) quarrel

Show answer

b) brotherhood. Fraternity is the bond of brothers, so brotherhood means the same.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) eternaty
b) paternety
c) maturnity
d) fraternity

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d) fraternity. Fraternity has ter and then nity, the pattern the other three have broken.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nitryfreta

a) fraternity
b) fraternal
c) eternity
d) fertility

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a) fraternity. Only fraternity uses two r's, two t's and a y together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these shows fraternity?

a) a boy keeping all the sweets
b) two friends refusing to speak
c) neighbours helping each other after a flood
d) a team blaming one player

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c) neighbours helping each other after a flood

2. The legal fraternity is made up of ____.

a) farmers
b) lawyers and judges
c) chefs
d) pilots

Show answer

b) lawyers and judges

Associated Words

gratefulhullterriblyunderstoodbarren
significanceschemedisconnectdebugsqualid

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