sonly en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English sonely, equivalent to son + -ly. Compare Dutch zoonlijk, German söhnlich, Swedish sonlig.
Meanings
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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sonlier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| sonliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
be сы́наў (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · ar إِبْنِيّ (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · ru сыно́вний (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · nb sønnlig (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · ru сыно́вий (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · nl zoonlijk (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · pl synowski (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · sk synovský (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · uk си́нів (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · uk сині́вський (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · bg сино́вен (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · cs synovský (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · fr filial (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · de söhnlich (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · be сыно́ўскі (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · da sønlig (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son) · sv sonlig (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son)