KINSHIP

affinity, kinship

(noun) a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; “found a natural affinity with the immigrants”; “felt a deep kinship with the other students”; “anthropology’s kinship with the humanities”

kinship, family relationship, relationship

(noun) (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kinship (countable and uncountable, plural kinships)

relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption

relation or connection by nature or character

Anagrams

• pinkish

Source: Wiktionary


Kin"ship, n.

Definition: Family relationship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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