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sonly

sonly adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.

Adjective

sonly (comparative sonlier, superlative sonliest)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
    • There's something sonly in each human being; but how well he hides it, and how unskillful we are at finding it! This "something sonly" is the vacuum of our hearts — a yearning emptiness that strains to be filled with Christ.2003, Calvin Miller, A Hunger for the Holy
    • And also, if the Father were not the Father, then the Son would not have his sonly name.2008, Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Rob Faesen, H. Rolfson, Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries

sonly meaning in Arabic

sonly in Arabic

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son
إِبْنِيّ ʔibniyy

Forms of sonly

comparativesonlier
superlativesonliest

Origin of sonly

From Middle English sonely, equivalent to son + -ly. Compare Dutch zoonlijk, German söhnlich, Swedish sonlig.

Words formed from sonly

Questions about sonly

What does sonly mean?
Sonly means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
What is sonly in Arabic?
Sonly in Arabic is إِبْنِيّ (ʔibniyy). See Sonly meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is sonly?
Sonly is an adjective.

Words near sonly in the dictionary

  1. sonliest
  2. sonlike
  3. sonliness
  4. sonling
  5. sonlings
  6. sonly
  7. Sonn
  8. Sonnborn
  9. sonne
  10. sonned
  11. Sonnenberg

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