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sororal

[ suh-rawr-uhl, -rohr- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterly.


sororal

/ səˈrɔːrəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a sister or sisters
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • so·roral·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sororal1

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin soror sister + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sororal1

C17: from Latin soror a sister
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Example Sentences

The film tries to complicate its sororal ethos by pointing to the ways in which women are socialized to strive for perfection and avoid raising a stink.

Many of the women have never used smartphones or cameras, and for much of the film, the reporters train each other and exchange feedback in heartening displays of sororal solidarity.

You might take time to consider how what you do today will affect your sororal relationships five or 10 years from now.

In the past decade, the women’s body-positivity movement has made great strides, ignited by sororal calls-to-arms on social media demanding that brands acknowledge everyday women.

“Oh, so you pop up after half a decade to ‘surprise’ me like we’ve been sororal sweethearts from a distance this whole time?”

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