Coffee has initially been a food â chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
KINDRED
kindred
(adjective) related by blood or marriage; âkindred clansâ
kindred, akin(p)
(adjective) similar in quality or character; âa feeling akin to terrorâ; âkindred soulsâ; âthe amateur is closely related to the collectorâ
kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
(noun) group of people related by blood or marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kindred (countable and uncountable, plural kindreds)
(often, plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
(often, plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
(countable) A grouping of relatives.
(uncountable) Blood relationship.
(uncountable) Affinity, likeness.
(countable, paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or ĂsatrĂș.
Synonyms: hearth, garth, stead
Synonyms
• (people of same ethnic descent): brethren, kinship
Adjective
kindred (not comparable)
Of the same nature, or of similar character.
Connected, related, cognate, akin.
Synonyms
• See also akin
Anagrams
• drinked
Etymology
Named after local businessman William S. Kindred.
Proper noun
Kindred
A surname.
A city and town in North Dakota.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kindred is the 7,026th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,763 individuals. Kindred is most common among White (66.37%) and Black (27.65%) individuals.
Anagrams
• drinked
Source: Wiktionary
Kin"dred, n. Etym: [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cunn kin, race + the termination to advise, G. rathen. Cf. Hatred.]
1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin. Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. Dryden.
2. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other. I think there's no man is secure But the queen's kindred. Shak.
Syn.
– Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.
Kin"dred, a.
Definition: Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions. True to the kindred points of heaven and home. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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