KINSHIPS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word kinships. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for KINSHIPS
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| relationship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness) • a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) • a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries • (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||||||||
| bond | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) • an electrical force linking atoms • British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming • a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) • a connection that fastens things together • a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition verb • stick to firmly • create social or emotional ties • issue bonds on • bring together in a common cause or emotion | ||||||||
| connection | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) • the state of being connected • an instrumentality that connects • (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) • the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination • a connecting shape • a supplier (especially of narcotics) • shifting from one form of transportation to another • the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) | ||||||||
| family | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social unit living together • primary social group; parents and children • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • people descended from a common ancestor • a person having kinship with another or others • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | ||||||||
| relation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together • sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur • a person related by blood or marriage • an act of narration • (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time • (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups | ||||||||
| affinity | nounn | |||||||
noun • (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody • (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship • (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts • a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character • the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule • inherent resemblance between persons or things • a natural attraction or feeling of kinship | ||||||||
| family relationship | nounn | |||||||
noun • (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||||||||
