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- 1 Of the same nature, or of similar character. not-comparable
"1924, Aristotle, Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1. We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;"
- 2 Connected, related, cognate, akin. not-comparable
"kindred tongues"
- 1 related by blood or marriage wordnet
- 2 similar in quality or character wordnet
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A city and town in North Dakota.
- 3 A locality in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.
- 1 Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin. countable, often, plural, plural-only, uncountable
- 2 group of people related by blood or marriage wordnet
- 3 People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. countable, often, plural, plural-only, uncountable
"*Behold he commeth with clouds, and euery eye ſhal ſee him,and they alſo which pearced him: and all kinreds of the earth ſhall waıle becauſe of him: euen ſo. Amen."
- 4 A grouping of relatives. countable
"Cla. By heauen, I thinke there is no man ſecure / But the Queenes Kindred, and night-walking Heralds,[…]"
- 5 Blood relationship. uncountable
"He that is in Distress tho' a stranger has a right to claim kindred with the wealthy—"
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- 6 Affinity, likeness. uncountable
- 7 One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman. countable
"And what I wouldn't give to find a soulmate?/Someone else to catch this drift/And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred?"
- 8 A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú. Germanic, countable
"We talked with Jonina about our kindred, Heathenry in the United States, Asatru in Iceland, and the details of our religious practice.[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).
From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).
Named after local businessman William S. Kindred.
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