consanguinity
/kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.98 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/
- British English: /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnɪti/