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Filial vs Felicitations - What's the difference?

filial | felicitations |

As an adjective filial

is (not comparable) pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.

As a noun felicitations is

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As an interjection felicitations is

felicitations, congratulations, well done.

filial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
  • * 1794 , ,
  • The filial duty Ellesmere had paid to a father, who had no other claim to it than that he was'' his father, was now consoling to ''him [D'Alonville]; [...]
  • (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
  • * 1885 , , "The actions and Attitude of Filiality", translated by James Legge,Cited in Robert E. Van Voorst (ed.) (2005), Anthology of world scriptures , ISBN 0-534-52099-5
  • If the admonition [to the parent] does not take effect, the son will be more reverential and more filial ; [...]
  • (genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
  • * 1916 , , Genetics & Eugenics , p. 101.
  • This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]

    Synonyms

    * (pertaining to or befitting of children) sonly, daughterly

    Antonyms

    * (pertaining to or befitting of children) maternal, paternal * (descendent) parental

    Derived terms

    * filial piety

    felicitations

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Congratulations! Well done!