avuncular
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avuncular
- /əˈvʌŋkjʊlə/ UK
- /əˈvʌŋkjʊlɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin avunculāris, from Classical Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”) + -āris (“-ar”).
adjective more avuncular · most avuncular
- In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle. Both uncle Frank and uncle Stephen Austen had made it a point of principle to be rigorously unsentimental in the discharge of their avuncular obligations.
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Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
But Jackson had an avuncular feeling for the two younger men and he assumed it was his duty to pull them from their gloom.
Similar: compassionate, friendly, indulgent, kind, avuncular, broad-minded, catholic, forbearing, latitudinarian, laissez faire, lenient, liberal
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adj in the manner of an uncle
| Español | avuncular |
|---|---|
| Português | avuncular |
| Français | avunculaire |
| Deutsch | onkelhaft, großväterlich, väterlich |
| Italiano | avuncolare |
| Русский | дя́дин djádin |
adj kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
| Français | gentil |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | wohlwollend |
| Русский | доброду́шный dobrodúšnyj |
Talk about this word "avuncular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/avuncular. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. avuncular. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/avuncular "avuncular." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/avuncular.Cite this
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title = {avuncular},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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