kindred
Of the same nature, or of similar characterOf the same nature, or of similar character.
» You and I are kindred spirits.
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2 senses(not comparable)Of the same nature, or of similar character.
the kindred relationship between neuroscience and neurology
verwandt, gleichartig, ähnlich
ро́дственныйródstvennyj
спорідненийsporidnenyj
similar in quality or character
(not comparable)Connected, related, cognate, akin.
kindred tongues
related by blood or marriage
Examples
9 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
Trade knows neither friends or kindred.
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
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cFrom 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).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- similar in quality or character:akin
Word family
6 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.