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Fraternal vs Social - What's the difference?

fraternal | social | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between fraternal and social

is that fraternal is of brothers (fraternal twins) while social is being extroverted or outgoing.

As a noun social is

a festive gathering to foster introductions.

fraternal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of brothers (fraternal twins ).
  • Related through a brother (fraternal nephew ).
  • In need of a brother or sister or friend.
  • Like brothers (fraternal cousins ).
  • Brotherly, befitting or of a brother or brothers.
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    • a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil!  You!   Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
  • Friendly or brotherly (e.g. fraternal relations between socialist parties in different countries).
  • Being or of a society of men linked in brotherly union ( ).
  • Platonic (as fraternal love - brotherly love).

    • Synonyms

    * brotherly

    Antonyms

    * sororal * paternal, maternal

    Related terms

    * fraternally * fraternity * fraternise, fraternize * fratricide * fraternal nephew, fraternal niece * fraternal twin

    social

    English

    (wikipedia social)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A festive gathering to foster introductions.
    • They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
  • (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
  • (British, colloquial) for its employees.
    • Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
  • (US, colloquial)
    • What's your social ?
  • (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being extroverted or outgoing.
    • James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
  • Of or relating to society.
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    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
    Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
    Unemployment is a social problem.
  • (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
    • social gaming
  • (rare) Relating to a nation's allies]] (compare [[w:Social War, the Social War)
  • (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
    • a social insect

    Antonyms

    * antisocial * unsocial * asocial

    Derived terms

    * biosocial * parasocial * presocial * pseudosocial * psychosocial * quasisocial * semisocial * social butterfly * social capital * social class * social climber * social cohesion * social collaboration * social collapse * social commentary * social conscience * social conservative * social construct * social democrat * social entrepreneurship * social function * social grace * social ladder * social life * social media * social mobility * social network * social outcast * social psychology * social safety net * social security * social science * social status * social studies * social trading * social work * social worker * sociable * socialist * subsocial

    Related terms

    * sociality

    Statistics

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