Avuncular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈvʌŋkjʊlə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Avuncular is an adjective meaning In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
Meaning
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.
Example Sentences
A man with such a nice, avuncular personality would not blow up the world.
But Jackson had an avuncular feeling for the two younger men and he assumed it was his duty to pull them from their gloom.
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.
Thornton's reputation was that of a soft-hearted and avuncular veterinarian known for getting teary-eyed while listening to even slightly sentimental stories.
Synonyms for avuncular
Depending on context, synonyms include unclely, uncley, unclish, uncular, compassionate, friendly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cousinly, avunculate, unclish, avunculocal, auntly, auntyish.
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