brotherhood vs relationship

relationship vs brotherhood

brotherhood and relationship both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brotherhood	Yes	No	No	No
relationship	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relationship is a hypernym of brotherhood; that is, relationship is a word with a broader meaning than brotherhood:

brotherhood: the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
relationship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

Other hypernyms of brotherhood include family relationship, kinship.

brotherhood (noun)	relationship (noun)
the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers	a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
people engaged in a particular occupation	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer	a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings	a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

Difference between brotherhood and relationship

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