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Fatherliness

The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.

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Paternal 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.

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Paternal 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Altruism noun · 78% connection

Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishnes…

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Analysis noun · 78% connection

the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride's father’

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Ancestor noun · 78% connection

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.

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Attemper verb · 78% connection

To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well attempered with kindness and justice.

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Beget verb · 78% connection

To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.

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Beneficence noun · 78% connection

The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.

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Beneficent adjective · 78% connection

Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.

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Benefit noun · 78% connection

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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Benevolence noun · 78% connection

An act of kindness; good done; charity given.

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Benign adjective · 78% connection

Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.

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Benignity noun · 78% connection

The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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Beware verb · 78% connection

To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.

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Bind verb · 78% connection

Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience;…

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