lineal

Questions about lineal

What does lineal mean?

lineal means "in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lineal?

lineal has 3 syllables: lin-e-al. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˈlɪniəl/.

What is another word for lineal?

Close synonyms include direct. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of lineal?

The recorded antonyms are collateral.

Is lineal a common word?

lineal is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lineal?

2 words rhyme with lineal. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.