consanguinity
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consanguinity
- /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnɪti/ UK
- /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnəti/ UK
- /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/ US
- /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English consanguinite, consanguinyte, consanguinytee, consanguynyte, consangwinyte, from Middle French consanguinéité, consanguinité (from Old French consanguinité) and its etymon Latin cōnsanguinitās (accusative cōnsanguinitātem), from cōnsanguineus + -itās, from Latin com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from Latin sanguis (“blood”) + -eus. By surface analysis, consanguine + -ity.
noun consanguinities · consanguinuity
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A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent.
Near-synonyms: relatedness, relation (both contextually synonymous)
Similar: consanguineousness, consanguinuity, blood relation, blood relationship, same-bloodedness, relatedness, relation
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Inbreeding.
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.
Similar: consanguineousness, consanguinuity, same-bloodedness
Similar: blood relationship, cognation, consanguinity, homogeneity, same-bloodedness · Opposite: affinity
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noun
Similar: blood relationship, cognation, consanguinity, homogeneity, same-bloodedness · Opposite: affinity
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noun a blood relationship
| Español | consanguinidad, consanguineidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동족 dongjok |
| 日本語 | 血族 ketsuzoku |
| 中文 | 同族 tóngzú |
| Português | consanguinidade |
| Français | consanguinité |
| Deutsch | Blutsverwandtschaft |
| Italiano | consanguinità |
| Ελληνικά | συγγένεια εξ αίματος syngéneia ex aímatos |
| Română | consangvinitate, consanguinitate |
| Русский | кро́вные у́зы króvnyje úzy, кро́вное родство́ króvnoje rodstvó |
| العربية | قَرَابَة عَصَب, قَرَابَة دَم |
| עברית | קרבת־דם qirvat-dam |
Talk about this word "consanguinity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consanguinity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consanguinity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consanguinity "consanguinity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consanguinity.Cite this
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title = {consanguinity},
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