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Meaning of 'kindred' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Kindred [ a.]
- Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.
2 . Kindred [ n.]
- Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.
- Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.

Meaning of 'kindred' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . kindred [ s]
Meaning (1):
- similar in quality or character
Example in sentence:
  • a feeling akin to terror;
  • kindred souls;
  • the amateur is closely related to the collector
Meaning (2):
- related by blood or marriage
Example in sentence:
  • kindred clans

Nearby Words:

kin kinaesodic kinaesthesis kinate kincob kind kind-hearted kind-heartedness kindergarten kindergartner

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