Avuncular
/əˈvʌŋkjʊlɚ/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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."
- 2 Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant. broadly
"A man with such a nice, avuncular personality would not blow up the world."
Adjective
- 1 being or relating to an uncle wordnet
- 2 resembling an uncle in kindness or indulgence wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"His avuncular mien endears him to small children."
Etymology
From Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”).