consanguinity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   consanguineousnessconsanguinuityblood relationblood relationshipsame-bloodednessrelatednessrelation

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: relatedness, relation (both contextually synonymous)

   1776, United States Declaration of Independence They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.

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   The laws of fashion do not bind people of rank to forget the ties of consanguinity and affection, for I could point out numerous instances where mothers really love their children, and wives their husbands.

   At Isabella's earnest request, he took both her and the child on board, for the single hour which remained to the voyagers, to the satisfaction of all parties, and it seemed as if the long-drooping flower had already revived beneath the genial smile of consanguinity, and the very tears she had shed were sweet and grateful, refreshing the bosom moved so tenderly.

2. Inbreeding.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   consanguineousnessconsanguinuitysame-bloodedness

   Examples

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   The Mongrel Virginians was similar to other eugenic family studies in its method and mode of argumentation, but its intensive focus on "race mixing," rather than consanguinity, represents a marked departure from the previous studies.

Noun

1. (anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

   Synonyms

   blood kinshipcognation

   Antonyms

   affinity

   Broader terms

   kinshipfamily relationshiprelationship