Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: son-ly
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.

Example Sentences

"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."
"And also, if the Father were not the Father, then the Son would not have his sonly name."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sonely
Suffix: son

Inflected Forms

sonlier (comparative) sonliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsonly

Questions

What does sonly mean?: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
Where does sonly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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