Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brotherly love

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: broth-er-ly love
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate; but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity."
"He always managed to have one or two slaves to whip on Monday morning, so as to start his hands to their work, under the inspiration of a new assurance on Monday, that his preaching about kindness, mercy, brotherly love, and the like, on Sunday, did not interfere with, or prevent him from establishing his authority, by the cowskin."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

sisterly love

Synonyms

agape charity

Questions

What does brotherly love mean?: A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.

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