Synonyms & related words for heredity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of heredity — including inheritability, heritability, inheritance, allelomorph, genotype, heritage. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to heredity

Explore words related to heredity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hereditariness, hereditary, heritable, hereditarianism, pangenesis, inheritable, nonhereditary, inherited. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for heredity

Common synonyms for heredity include inheritability, heritability, inheritance, allelomorph, genotype, heritage, diathesis — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does heredity come from?

The word heredity breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root hered-, from Latin heres (“heir”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.