Lineal

What do we mean by lineal?

Belonging to or being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor. adjective

Derived from or relating to a particular line of descent; hereditary. adjective

Linear. adjective

Of or pertaining to the line or officers of the line in the army or navy.

Of or pertaining to a line or length; extending in a line; involving the single dimension of length: as, lineal measure; a lineal foot.

Proceeding in a direct or unbroken line; hereditary; unbroken in course: distinguished from collateral: as, lineal descent; lineal succession.

Pertaining or relating to direct descent; hereditary in quality or character; having an ancestral basis or right.

Allied by direct descent.

Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral. adjective

Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to). adjective

Composed of lines; delineated. adjective

In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear. adjective

The measure of length; -- usually written linear measure. adjective

Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons, etc. as opposed to collateral. adjective

Arranged in a line adjective

In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child adjective

(family) Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, grandparents, grandchildren, etc., but not siblings; as opposed to collateral.

Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).

Composed of lines; delineated.

In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.

Words that are spelled similarly to lineal:
lineal, linear, pineal, linea, tineal, vineal.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word lineal:
flyweight, wbc, descendent, descendant, bantamweight, ibo, ibf, hamed, welterweight, hoya, featherweight, descendants, undisputed, kos, primogeniture, bowe, heavyweight, giro, pocahontas, descendents, adonis, collateral, foreman, tyson, kinship, boxing, titles, ancestor, descent, champion, lightweight, tko, succession, heirs, indies, belts, drills, manny, cyber, knockout, rematch, authoritative, briggs, unanimous, boxer, ancestors, bout, pilgrim, labrador, skating, knocking, mma, champions, awarding, pascal, stevenson, vacant, randolph, contender, presiding, lbs, lineage, relatives, ring, inheritance, rolls, stripped, heir, prophet, fight, pound, shannon, lds, super, quantum, patriarch, descended, ludwig, tribal, feet, grey, hopkins, title, madrid, holder, legitimate, crawford, ancestry, belt, fighter, rounds, weight, championship, filipino, decision, interim, jefferson, tribe, ali, plymouth.

Words that rhyme with lineal:
matrilineal, patrilineal, spinney hill.

Adjectives that are often used to describe lineal:
direct, male, more, madrid, kindred, other, long, old, non, nearest, continuous, literate, certain, mean.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective lineal:
descendants, descendant, feet, ancestors, ancestor, descent, foot, relatives, succession, heirs, successors, successor, ascendants, heir, descendent, descendents, measure, family, dimensions, kin, figures, descents, ascendant, measures, representatives, energy, consanguinity, issue, ties, yards, representative, families, mile, relationships, inches, warranty, rank, continuity, kinsmen, predecessors, ascent, generations, progenitors, pretensions, inheritance, orientation, progenitor, shrinkage, ancestress, measurement, measurements, antecedents, codifications, equations, links, defcendants, defcent, promotion, degrees, quayage, kinship, warranties, females, causality, priesthood, inheritors, offspring, relative, distances, antecedent.

Words that sound like lineal:
lineal, linnea, lintel, linea, lindell, linnell, lindel, linnaea, lentil, lendl, lundell, lunule, lineage, lingle, lienal, lindale, lindahl, lingel, lengle, linnaean, finial, linville, lynelle, lungful, lengel, lemelle, lundahl, linsang, little, linda, linear, liminal, lynda, lamia, lidl, loreal, liddle, liddell, lumia, linnaeus, littell, linnie, linney, linearly, linie, alinea, lintels, linier, lyndia, lyttle, lamel, lindia, lowenthal, loanable, lineate, honey hole, lengyel, lawn tool, linalool, lomia, linja, linaria, lineare, lynching, winchell, lamellae, level, renewal, menial, lovell, windle, hindle, xenial, wintle, windell, shindle, longwell, monial, lenya, shinall, windel, schindel, lentia, wintel, lenny, lennie, lentils, leonie, leny, lenna, lany, lenora, lanae, blundell, lepal, lemuel, lenta, lenni, leffel, lenza.