FAMILIAL

familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible

(adjective) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; ā€œan inherited diseaseā€; ā€œfamilial traitsā€; ā€œgenetically transmitted featuresā€

familial

(adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of a family; ā€œchildren of the same familial backgroundā€; ā€œfamilial aggregationā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

familial (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a human family.

Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

(pathology) Inherited.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; ā€œthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ā€˜Let them eat cakeā€™ā€


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