cousinship
/ˈkʌzənˌʃɪp/
cousinship noun: the state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
Noun
cousinship (countable and uncountable, plural cousinships)
- The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
- “How long did you reside with him and his sisters after the cousinship was discovered?”1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
- His creed of determinism was such that it almost amounted to a vice, and quite amounted, on its negative side, to a renunciative philosophy which had cousinship with that of Schopenhauer and Leopardi.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- Synonyms:
- cousinhood
Synonyms of cousinship
Forms of cousinship
| plural | cousinships |
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Origin of cousinship
From cousin + -ship.
Questions about cousinship
- What does cousinship mean?
- Cousinship means the state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
- What part of speech is cousinship?
- Cousinship is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cousinship?
- Cousinship is pronounced /ˈkʌzənˌʃɪp/.
- What is the plural of cousinship?
- The plural of cousinship is cousinships.
Words near cousinship in the dictionary
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