Kinship
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noun.
Connection by heredity, marriage, or adoption; family relationship.
noun.
Relationship by nature or character; affinity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Relationship; consanguinity; generic affinity.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Family relationship.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
relation
or
connection
by
blood
,
marriage
or
adoption
noun.
relation
or
connection
by
nature
or
character
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
noun.
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Word Usage
""I think all guitarists feel a certain kinship," he says, "but they're also a very odd breed.""
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
affinity
amity
ancestry
antagonism
antipathy
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
accord
accordance
affiliation
affinity
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