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Kindred is a related term of social.


As nouns the difference between kindred and social

is that kindred is (often|plural only) distant and close relatives, collectively or kindred can be a combination of extended family and religious group, of the religious order in america while social is a festive gathering to foster introductions.

As adjectives the difference between kindred and social

is that kindred is of the same nature while social is being extroverted or outgoing.

kindred

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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
    • I think there's no man is secure / But the queen's kindred .

    Synonyms

    * (people of same ethnic descent) brethren, kinship

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A combination of extended family and religious group, of the religious order in America.

    • Synonyms

    * Hearth * Garth * Stead

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the same nature.
  • * 1924 , , 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;

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    social

    English

    (wikipedia social)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A festive gathering to foster introductions.
    • They organized a social at the dance club to get people to know each other.
  • (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
  • (British, colloquial) for its employees.
    • Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.
  • (US, colloquial)
    • What's your social ?
  • (dated, Ireland) A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being extroverted or outgoing.
    • James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
  • Of or relating to society.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
    Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
    Unemployment is a social problem.
  • (Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.
    • social gaming
  • (rare) Relating to a nation's allies]] (compare [[w:Social War, the Social War)
  • (botany, zoology) Cooperating or growing in groups.
    • a social insect

    Antonyms

    * antisocial * unsocial * asocial

    Derived terms

    * biosocial * parasocial * presocial * pseudosocial * psychosocial * quasisocial * semisocial * social butterfly * social capital * social class * social climber * social cohesion * social collaboration * social collapse * social commentary * social conscience * social conservative * social construct * social democrat * social entrepreneurship * social function * social grace * social ladder * social life * social media * social mobility * social network * social outcast * social psychology * social safety net * social security * social science * social status * social studies * social trading * social work * social worker * sociable * socialist * subsocial

    Related terms

    * sociality

    Statistics

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