AVUNCULAR


Meaning of AVUNCULAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈvəŋ-kyə-lər ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin avunculus maternal uncle — more at uncle

Date: 1831

1. : of or relating to an uncle

2. : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality

avuncular indulgence

• avun·cu·lar·i·ty ə-ˌvəŋ-kyə-ˈla-rə-tē, -ˈler-ə- noun

• avun·cu·lar·ly ə-ˈvəŋ-kyə-lər-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.