All heritable synonyms
her·it·a·ble
H h adj heritable
- genetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- inborn — naturally present at birth; innate.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
- inbred — naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
- inherited — to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
- maternal — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- traditional — of or relating to tradition.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- bequeathed — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- inheritable — capable of being inherited.
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
- willed — having a will (usually used in combination): strong-willed; weak-willed.
adjective heritable
- transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.