Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consanguineous

/kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: con-san-guineous
IPA: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

Example Sentences

"Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?"
"2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225, Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders."

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin cōnsanguineus + -ous, from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). By surface analysis, con- + sanguineous. Doublet of consanguine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: la:cōnsanguineus
Suffix: -ous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/
British English: /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/

Inflected Forms

consanguinous (alternative)

Derived Forms

consanguineously nonconsanguineous

Frequently Paired Words

consanguinity consanguinuity

Synonyms

consanguine consanguineal same-blooded akin blood-related cognate kin

Antonyms

affinal

Questions

How do you pronounce consanguineous?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/.
What does consanguineous mean?: Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
Where does consanguineous come from?: Adapted borrowing of Latin cōnsanguineus + -ous, from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). By surface analysis, con- + sanguineous. Doublet of consanguine.

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