consanguineous
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/kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/
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/kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ · /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnjəs/ · /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ · /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnjəs/
Definition of consanguineous
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
“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.”
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin consanguineus (with English -ous), from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). Equivalent to con- + sanguineous.
Words you can make from consanguineous
200+ playable · top: CONSANGUINE (14 pts)
Best play consanguine 14 points11-letter words
1 word10-letter words
3 words9-letter words
19 words- CANOEINGS 12 pts
- CENSUSING 12 pts
- COUSINAGE 12 pts
- ENOUNCING 12 pts
- SCANNINGS 12 pts
- UNCEASING 12 pts
- ANNOUNCES 11 pts
- ASCENSION 11 pts
- CANNINESS 11 pts
- CANONISES 11 pts
- INNOCUOUS 11 pts
- NUISANCES 11 pts
- GUANOSINE 10 pts
- INGENUOUS 10 pts
- ISOGENOUS 10 pts
- OGANESSON 10 pts
- SANGUINES 10 pts
- SEASONING 10 pts
- UNISONOUS 9 pts
8-letter words
37 words- CAGINESS 11 pts
- CANNINGS 11 pts
- CANOEING 11 pts
- COGNISES 11 pts
- COINAGES 11 pts
- CONSIGNS 11 pts
- CUNNINGS 11 pts
- ENCASING 11 pts
- NUANCING 11 pts
- SCANNING 11 pts
- UNCASING 11 pts
- ANNOUNCE 10 pts
- CAESIOUS 10 pts
- CANONESS 10 pts
- CANONISE 10 pts
- CONIOSES 10 pts
- INCONNUS 10 pts
- ISSUANCE 10 pts
- NUISANCE 10 pts
- OSSICONE 10 pts
- SCANSION 10 pts
- SONANCES 10 pts
- USAUNCES 10 pts
- AGONISES 9 pts
- ANGINOSE 9 pts
- ANGINOUS 9 pts
- ENGINOUS 9 pts
- GUANINES 9 pts
- IONOGENS 9 pts
- ISOGONES 9 pts
- NONAGONS 9 pts
- NONUSING 9 pts
- NOONINGS 9 pts
- SANGUINE 9 pts
- NAUSEOUS 8 pts
- NONISSUE 8 pts
- UNSONSIE 8 pts
7-letter words
93 words- CANGUES 10 pts
- CANINGS 10 pts
- CANNING 10 pts
- CASINGS 10 pts
- CAUSING 10 pts
- CEASING 10 pts
- CENSING 10 pts
- CESSING 10 pts
- COGNISE 10 pts
- COIGNES 10 pts
- COINAGE 10 pts
- CONGIUS 10 pts
- CONGOES 10 pts
- CONGOUS 10 pts
- CONNING 10 pts
- CONSIGN 10 pts
- COSIGNS 10 pts
- CUNNING 10 pts
- CUSSING 10 pts
- GASCONS 10 pts
- INCAGES 10 pts
- SAUCING 10 pts
- SOCAGES 10 pts
- UNCAGES 10 pts
- ACINOSE 9 pts
- ACINOUS 9 pts
- ANCONES 9 pts
- CAISSON 9 pts
- CANINES 9 pts
- CANNONS 9 pts
- CASEINS 9 pts
- CASEOUS 9 pts
- CASINOS 9 pts
- CASSINE 9 pts
- CASSINO 9 pts
- CESSION 9 pts
- CONINES 9 pts
- COSINES 9 pts
- COUSINS 9 pts
- ENCINAS 9 pts
- INCASES 9 pts
- INCONNU 9 pts
- INCUSES 9 pts
- NEOCONS 9 pts
- NEONICS 9 pts
- NOCUOUS 9 pts
- NUANCES 9 pts
- NUNCIOS 9 pts
- OSCINES 9 pts
- SONANCE 9 pts
- UNCASES 9 pts
- UNCINUS 9 pts
- USANCES 9 pts
- USAUNCE 9 pts
- AGONIES 8 pts
- AGONISE 8 pts
- ANGUINE 8 pts
- ENSIGNS 8 pts
- ENSUING 8 pts
- GASEOUS 8 pts
- GOONIES 8 pts
- GUANINE 8 pts
- GUANINS 8 pts
- GUENONS 8 pts
- GUINEAS 8 pts
- GUNNIES 8 pts
- IGNEOUS 8 pts
- INNAGES 8 pts
- IONOGEN 8 pts
- ISOGONE 8 pts
- ISOGONS 8 pts
- NONAGES 8 pts
- NONAGON 8 pts
- NONEGOS 8 pts
- NOOGIES 8 pts
- NOONING 8 pts
- NOOSING 8 pts
- NOSINGS 8 pts
- SENSING 8 pts
- SOUSING 8 pts
- SUNNING 8 pts
- UNSNAGS 8 pts
- IONONES 7 pts
- NANNIES 7 pts
- NASIONS 7 pts
- NONANES 7 pts
- NONUSES 7 pts
- SANIOUS 7 pts
- SIENNAS 7 pts
- SINUOUS 7 pts
- SONNIES 7 pts
- SUASION 7 pts
- UNISONS 7 pts
6-letter words
46 words- AGONIC 9 pts
- CANGUE 9 pts
- CANING 9 pts
- CASING 9 pts
- COGONS 9 pts
- COIGNE 9 pts
- COIGNS 9 pts
- CONGAS 9 pts
- CONGES 9 pts
- CONGOS 9 pts
- CONGOU 9 pts
- CONING 9 pts
- COOING 9 pts
- COSIGN 9 pts
- CUEING 9 pts
- ACINUS 8 pts
- AEONIC 8 pts
- ANCONE 8 pts
- ASCONS 8 pts
- CANINE 8 pts
- CANNIE 8 pts
- CANNON 8 pts
- CANOES 8 pts
- CANONS 8 pts
- CANSOS 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CASINO 8 pts
- CAUSES 8 pts
- CENSUS 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CONINE 8 pts
- CONINS 8 pts
- COSIES 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- COUSIN 8 pts
- CUISSE 8 pts
- ENCINA 8 pts
- AGONES 7 pts
- ASSIGN 7 pts
- EASING 7 pts
- ENSIGN 7 pts
- ANIONS 6 pts
- ANISES 6 pts
- ANUSES 6 pts
- ENNUIS 6 pts
- ENOSIS 6 pts
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