kindred spirit
Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneselfSomeone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.
» You and I are kindred spirits.
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2 senses(idiomatic)Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.
She found in her neighbor a good friend, gardening companion and kindred spirit.
Gleichgesinnter, Gleichgesinnte, verwandter Geist
родственная душа́rodstvennaja dušá
спорі́днена душа́sporídnena dušá
Someone or something with which one feels connected.
Examples
8 sentencesYou and I are kindred spirits.
He and I are kindred spirits.
Ми з ним споріднені душі. — deniko
ruМы с ним - близкие души. — shanghainese
deEr und ich sind Seelenverwandte. — Dani6187
He has found a kindred spirit.
I found a kindred spirit in Bob.
У Бобі я знайшов споріднену душу. — marko
ruЯ нашёл родственную душу в Бобе. — nami
deIn Bob habe ich einen Seelenverwandten gefunden. — Hans_Adler
You're both queer enough, if that's what you mean by kindred spirits.
Translations
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Forms
plural: kindred spirits| Singular | kindred spirit |
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Word family
1 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.