kindred

[ kin-drid ]

/ ˈkɪn drɪd /

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noun

a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.

a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or clan.

relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship.

natural relationship; affinity.

adjective

associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.: kindred languages.

having the same belief, attitude, or feeling: We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control.

related by birth or descent; having kinship: kindred tribes.

belonging to kin or relatives: kindred blood.

Nearby words

kindless, kindliness, kindling, kindly, kindness, kindred, kindred spirit, kindu, kindy, kine, kinema

Origin of kindred

1125–75; Middle English, variant (with epenthetic d) of kinrede. See kin, -red

Related forms

kin·dred·less, adjectivekin·dred·ness, nounkin·dred·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for kindred

I learned some things from my younger self—the adventurous, kindred spirit.
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Just me, my 95-year-old dad, and tens of thousands of our kindred spirits.
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Kramer and Billy are kindred spirits, but Kramer accuses Billy of being blinded by the seductions of capitalism.
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An American boy found a kindred spirit in the king of England and was inspired to fight this disorder.
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Anyone who has put up with the fake rigors of celebrity (or has addiction problems) has got to find a kindred spirit here.
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The kindred of Mrs. Washington alike share his solicitudes, paternal care, and constant kindness.
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The Dictator graciously expressed his confidence that he should find a kindred spirit in Mr. Sarrasin's brother.
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I suggested her returning to her kindred or entering a convent.
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The moral side of the public speaker will include the development of character, sympathy, self-confidence and kindred qualities.
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It seemed that some great evil threatened his wife and kindred at home—an evil which he had no power to avert.
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British Dictionary definitions for kindred

kindred

/ (ˈkɪndrɪd) /

adjective

having similar or common qualities, origin, etc

related by blood or marriage

kindred spirit a person with whom one has something in common

noun

relationship by blood

similarity in character

a person's relatives collectively

Derived Forms

kindredness or kindredship, noun

Word Origin for kindred

C12 kinred, from kin + -red, from Old English rǣden rule, from rǣdan to rule

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