kindred

[Kin·dred]

Your kindred are your people. If you say are going to visit your kindred during the holidays, that means you are going to visit your relatives.

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Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.

Noun
group of people related by blood or marriage

Adjective S.
related by blood or marriage; "kindred clans"

Adjective S.
similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related to the collector"


n.
Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.

n.
Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.

a.
Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.


Kindred

Kin"dred , n. [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with excrescent d), fr. AS. cunn kin, race + the termination , akin to AS. dan to advise, G. rathen. Cf. Hatred.] 1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.
Like her, of equal kindred to the throne.
2. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; persons related to each other.
I think there's no man is secure But the queen's kindred.
Syn. -- Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations; relationship; affinity.

Kindred

Kin"dred, a. Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.
True to the kindred points of heaven and home.

Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity; affinity; kin.

Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.

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Usage Examples

Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I found that it wasn't so oddball to like music and poetry and visual arts, they're kindred spirits.

And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy.

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