单词 | kindred |
释义 | kindred —kindredless, adj. —kindredness, n. —kindredship, n. /kin"drid/, n. 1. a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin. 2. a group of persons related to another; family, tribe, or race. 3. relationship by birth or descent, or sometimes by marriage; kinship. 4. natural relationship; affinity. adj. 5. associated by origin, nature, qualities, etc.: kindred languages. 6. having the same belief, attitude, or feeling: We are kindred spirits on the issue of gun control. 7. related by birth or descent; having kinship: kindred tribes. 8. belonging to kin or relatives: kindred blood. [1125-75; ME, var. (with epenthetic d) of kinrede. See KIN, -RED] |
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