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kissing cousins

kissing cousin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kɪs ˈkʌz.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kɪs ˈkʌz.ən/

Definition of kissing cousins words

  • noun kissing cousins any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin) 1
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Origin of kissing cousins

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Kissing cousins

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Kissing cousins

kissing cousins popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for kissing cousins

adj kissing cousins

  • devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
  • familiar — well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject.
  • dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
  • related — associated; connected.
  • thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.

noun kissing cousins

  • crony — You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
  • cohort — A person's cohorts are their friends, supporters, or associates.
  • comrade — Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with.
  • buddy — A buddy is a close friend, usually a male friend of a man.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
All 49 Synonyms of kissing cousins

Antonyms for kissing cousins

adj kissing cousins

  • far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
  • faraway — distant; remote: faraway lands.
  • inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
  • unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
  • unreserved — not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified: unreserved approval.

noun kissing cousins

  • foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
  • opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
  • antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
  • competitor — A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
  • rival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
All 22 Antonyms of kissing cousins

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