Ilk vs Kindred - What's the difference?
ilk | kindred |
(Scotland, and, Northern England) Very; same.
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
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(often, plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively. (rfex)
(often, plural only) Peoples of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. (rfex)
(countable) A grouping of relatives.
* Shakespeare
A combination of extended family and religious group, of the religious order in America.
Of the same nature.
* 1924 , ,
As adjectives the difference between ilk and kindred
is that ilk is very; same while kindred is of the same nature.As nouns the difference between ilk and kindred
is that ilk is a type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together while kindred is distant and close relatives, collectively.ilk
English
Alternative forms
* ilkeAdjective
(-)- (Spenser)
Usage notes
Used following a person’s name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk'' means ''Johnstone of Johnstone .Noun
(en noun)- "Hinkydink” or “Bathhouse John,” or others of that ilk , were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago
Usage notes
* In modern use, ilk'' is used in phrases such as ''of his ilk'', (of that ilk), to mean ‘type’ or ‘sort.’ The use arose out of a misunderstanding of the earlier, Scottish use in the phrase ''of that ilk , where it means ‘of the same name or place.’ For this reason, some traditionalists regard the modern use as incorrect. It is, however, the only common current use and is now part of standard English.Synonyms
* kind * likes * sort * typeDerived terms
* of that ilkReferences
* ----kindred
English
Noun
(en noun)- I think there's no man is secure / But the queen's kindred .
Synonyms
* (people of same ethnic descent) brethren, kinshipNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* Hearth * Garth * SteadExternal links
*Adjective
(-)Metaphysics, translated by W. D. Ross, Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001, book 1, part 1.
- We have said in the Ethics what the difference is between art and science and the other kindred faculties;