Associations to the word «Filial»
Noun
- Piety
- Confucianism
- Confucius
- Affection
- Obedience
- Reverence
- Tenderness
- Devotion
- Loyalty
- Veneration
- Righteousness
- Disobedience
- Benevolence
- Jen
- Gratitude
- Virtue
- Propriety
- Classic
- Sutra
- Caress
- Obligation
- Ren
- Duty
- Sheng
- Fidelity
- Fondness
- Buddhism
- Hinduism
- Parent
- Offspring
- Patriotism
- Deference
- Ancestor
- Respect
- Forgiveness
- Ecstasy
- Commandment
- Shu
- Sentiment
- Mx
- Morality
- Impediment
- Precept
- Rite
- Compassion
- Kindness
- Love
- Judaism
- Li
- Dowager
- Classics
- Attachment
- Dharma
- Responsibility
- Friendship
- Reckoning
- Chung
- Sovereign
- Wen
- Regard
- Lear
- Sacrifice
- Goodness
- Norm
- Wu
- Vas
- Ism
- Aging
- Kinship
Adjective
Wiktionary
FILIAL, adjective. (not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
FILIAL, adjective. (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
FILIAL, adjective. (genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
FILIAL LIFE, noun. Life under one's parents' roof as opposed to autonomy, especially as an adult.
FILIAL LIVES, noun. Plural of filial life
FILIAL PIETY, noun. Respect owed to one's parents and ancestors.
Dictionary definition
FILIAL, adjective. Designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.
FILIAL, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.