kinship

noun

ˈkin-ˌship How to pronounce kinship (audio)
Definition of kinshipnext
as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common she and I have a special kinship since we both grew up in England

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Recent Examples of kinship Kyla and Ella met in Brighton in 2018 and immediately felt a profound kinship with each other. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Others worry about the toll on Yemenis, our poorer neighbors, who make up the kingdom’s largest foreign community and share ties of kinship and history with Saudis. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Reczek and Bosley-Smith read the return partly as evidence of compulsory kinship’s durability, and the evidence supports them. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 There’s an immediate kinship – not friendship yet, but the stage just before. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kinship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kinship
  1. relationship
  2. connection
  3. association
  4. affinity
  5. correlation
Noun
  • The first of the 12 steps is admitting that your relationship with your vice has become unmanageable.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Bae Hyeon-seong plays Sun-woo in his first lead role in a feature film, and the knotty relationship between mother and son sits at the heart of the film.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • The philanthropy journey can be lonely, but there is an opportunity for connections to learn and grow together.
    — Melissa Stevens, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Electronic interference can disrupt the connection between operators and unmanned aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of connection
Noun
  • The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • If a robot has a clearly un-human form, human affinity for the machine rises, Mori argued.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The reason isn’t that nature has a particular affinity for mathematics.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of affinity
Noun
  • Riley points to the rise of rock stars being awarded with knighthoods by the British royal family as a correlation of changing tastes of reputability.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Although the correlation between daily prices has been insignificant, cotton prices and Brent crude prices have followed a similar general pattern since the outbreak of hostilities around Iran.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of correlation

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