kindred
Distant and close relatives, collectivelyDistant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
» You and I are kindred spirits.
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7 senses(countable, often, plural, plural only, uncountable)Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
(countable, often, plural, plural only, uncountable)People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
Stammesbrüder, Stammesgeschwister, Artgenossen
(countable)A grouping of relatives.
(uncountable)Blood relationship.
group of people related by blood or marriage
(uncountable)Affinity, likeness.
(countable)One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
(Germanic, countable)A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.
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
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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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Forms
plural: kindredsSynonyms
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