avuncular

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to an uncle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

beneficent kinsman kind friendly helping affiliated helpful advisory akin benign benevolent counseling kindly consultative amiable
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Antonyms

cold distant hostile harsh cruel unpleasant
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avunculate

Examples

His demeanor, almost pastoral, was somewhere between avuncular and creepy. Source: Internet

“He’s using Facebook to sand down the rough edges and present a more avuncular and beneficent public image.” Source: Internet

Crosby in Road to Singapore By the late 1950s, Crosby had become seen as an avuncular elder statesman of music, and his albums Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings and Bing With A Beat sold reasonably well, even in the rock-and-roll era. Source: Internet

Stone's avuncular and supportive manner and his ability as an educator and designer created a synergistic office environment that fostered design inquiry and experimentation. Source: Internet

Zimmern looks like a chef; he’s overweight, but he’s not a fat, waddling tub of lard, he’s, like, avuncular. Source: Internet

So we feel slightly avuncular and paternal to them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

avulsive avulsive cutoff avuncuclan avuncularism avuncularity avuncularly