kindred

Other forms of kindred

plural

kindreds·

comparative

kindredder·

superlative

kindreddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kindred

What does kindred mean?

kindred means "similar in quality or character". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kindred?

kindred has 2 syllables: kin-dred. The stress falls on "kin". In IPA it is /ˈkɪndɹɪd/.

What is another word for kindred?

Close synonyms include akin, kin, kin group, kinship group, clan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kindred a common word?

kindred is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.