kin

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kin]
- /kɪn/
- /kɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kin]
- /kɪn/

Definitions of kin word

noun kin a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk. 1
noun kin family relationship or kinship. 1
noun kin a group of persons descended from a common ancestor or constituting a people, clan, tribe, or family. 1
noun kin a relative or kinsman. 1
noun kin someone or something of the same or similar kind: philosophy and its kin, theology. 1
adjective kin of the same family; related; akin. 1

See all 27 definitions of kin

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Origin of kin

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English cyn; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German kunni, Old Norse kyn, Gothic kuni; akin to Latin genus, Greek génos, Sanskrit jánas. See gender1.

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Parts of speech for Kin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kin

kin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kin usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kin

noun kin

tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
family — the children of one person or one couple collectively: We want a large family.
people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
sibling — a brother or sister.

adjective kin

greathearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
interrelated — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
great-hearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
consubstantial — (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect

All 44 Synonyms of kin

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