filial
Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughterPertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
» When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
söhnlich (sonly), töchterlich (daughterly), filial
сыно́вийsynóvij, сыно́внийsynóvnij, доче́рнийdočérnij
сині́вськийsynívsʹkyj, си́нівsýniv, дочі́рнійdočírnij
(comparable)Respectful of the duties and attitudes of sons or daughters toward their parents.
Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
Examples
4 sentencesWhen one would be filial, one's parents are gone.
These five principles were loyalty, filial duty, trustworthiness, valor, and justice.
To raise one's name in later generations and thereby glorify one's parents, this is the greatest expression of filial piety.
There are two things in the world that cannot wait: 1. Filial piety, 2. Doing good.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English filial, from Latin fīliālis, from fīlius (“son”) / fīlia (“daughter”)From Middle English filial, from Latin fīliālis, from fīlius (“son”) / fīlia (“daughter”) + -al.
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Forms
more filial, most filial| Comparative | more filial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most filial Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form