filialness

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noun

Quality of being filial.

OriginEnglish filial ← Middle English filial ← Latin fīliālis →
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Meanings

nounfilialness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableQuality of being filial.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁ilyós
  3. Proto-Italic*θīlios
  4. Proto-Italic*fīlios
  5. Latinfīlius
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinfīliālis
  9. Middle Englishfilial
  10. Englishfilial
  11. Englishfilialness

From filial + -ness.

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APA

filialness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filialness

MLA

“filialness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filialness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filialness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filialness.

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