as in genealogies
formal
the natural process by which physical and mental qualities are passed from a parent to a child
Heredity plays no part in the disease.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredities
Noun
-
The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The post included a photograph of a child’s pink backpack covered in blood and dust.—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
-
Classical music begins with blood and guts.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The county has still provided no clear answers about why west Altadena didn’t receive prompt evacuation alerts, or saw minimal firefighters, during the Eaton fire, according to relatives of the victims.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
-
The family has asked that parking at the church be reserved for relatives, close friends, school co-workers and those directly impacted by Hughes’ life.—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Everyone—prospective leaders, the target company, the investors and the local community—can benefit from this approach, according to YMFG Capital, which has orchestrated 12 business successions so far.—
Japan Contributor,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
-
For authoritarian regimes, survival is uncertain, and never more so than during inescapable successions.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
As family trees expand, more stakeholders enter the conversation, and priorities can diverge.—
Belinda G. Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
-
Virtually every previous Scream film has revealed whole new branches of the various characters’ family trees, and this one is no exception.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
For families The property was built with families in mind, as a companion to the not-so-family-friendly Floral.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
-
In Pennridge, families are weighing their next steps.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
In other words, the 2026 school board races will rival the mayoral election in 2027 in importance to the future of Chicago.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
-
Three of the four acting races are looking similarly hazy, save for Buckley’s odds in the best actress category, cat hate aside.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Heredities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredities. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
