Sisterly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

like or characteristic of or befitting a sister

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪstɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪstəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪstəli/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪstɚli/.

Examples

sisterly kindness
sororal concern

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sororal sisterlike

Antonyms

brotherly

Parts of Speech

adjective

like or characteristic of or befitting a sister

“sisterly kindness”

Word Forms

sister

noun

a female person who has the same parents as another person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwesterlich

wie oder charakteristisch für eine Schwester oder angemessen

🇫🇷French

fraternel

semblable à, caractéristique ou convenant à une sœur

🇪🇸Spanish

fraternal

como o característica de o propio de una hermana

🇮🇹Italian

sorella

simile o caratteristico o adatto a una sorella

🇳🇱Dutch

zusterlijk

zoals of kenmerkend voor of passend bij een zuster

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraterna

semelhante, característico ou condizente com uma irmã

🇷🇺Russian

сестринский

похож на сестру, характерен или подобен сестре

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेमपूर्ण

बहन की तरह या उसकी विशेषता या उसके अनुरूप

🇧🇩Bengali

বোনের মতো

একটি বোনের মতো বা বৈশিষ্ট্য বা উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சகோதரி

ஒரு சகோதரியைப் போன்ற அல்லது தகுதியான அல்லது பொருத்தமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సోదరి

ఒక సోదరి ఇష్టం లేదా లక్షణం లేదా తగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

भगिनी

बहिणीसारखे किंवा त्याचे वैशिष्ट्य किंवा योग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહેન

બહેનની જેમ અથવા લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા તેને યોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹೋದರಿ

ಸಹೋದರಿಯ ಇಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹോദരി

ഒരു സഹോദരിയുടെ ഇഷ്ടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുയോജ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੈਣ-ਭਰਾ

ਭੈਣ ਦੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہن بھائی

بہن کی طرح یا خصوصیت یا اس کے مطابق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

姐妹般的

像姐妹或有姐妹的特征或适合姐妹

🇯🇵Japanese

姉妹的な

姉妹のような、姉妹の特徴、または姉妹にふさわしい

🇰🇷Korean

자매 같은

자매와 같거나 특성이 있거나 자매에게 어울리는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình chị em

giống hoặc đặc điểm của hoặc phù hợp với một người chị em

🇹🇭Thai

น้องสาว

ชอบหรือมีลักษณะหรือเหมาะสมกับน้องสาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

saudara perempuan

seperti atau karakteristik atau pantasnya seorang saudara perempuan

🇵🇭Filipino

kapatid na babae

tulad o katangian ng o angkop sa isang kapatid na babae

🇲🇾Malay

bersaudara

seperti atau ciri atau sesuai dengan kakak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شقيقة

مثل أو خاصية أو يليق بالأخت

🇮🇷Persian

خواهرانه

مانند یا ویژگی یا شایسته یک خواهر

🇹🇷Turkish

kardeşçe

bir kız kardeşe benziyor veya ona yakışıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁל אָחוֹת

אוהב או מאפיין או כיאה לאחות

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The primary meaning of 'sisterly' is 'like or characteristic of or befitting a sister'.

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Using 'sisterly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sisterly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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