lineal

lineal is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant.
2. adjective. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
3. adjective. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.
4. adjective. In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude.
5. adjective. arranged in a line
6. adjective. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

   "lineal ancestors"

   "lineal heirs"

   Synonyms: direct

Synonyms

direct

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lineal:

lienal

Common word forms

lineally, lineality

Words from these letters

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