different between consanguineous vs consanguinity

English

Alternative forms

• consanguinous

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?nsa???w?ni.?s/, /k?nsa???w?nj?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?nsæ???w?ni.?s/, /k?nsæ???w?nj?s/

Adjective

consanguineous (not comparable)

1. Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

   Synonyms: consanguine, consanguineal, same-blooded

   Antonym: affinal

   • 1601-02, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

     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.

Related terms

• consanguinity
• consanguinuity

Translations

Further reading

• “consanguineous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Etymology

From Middle English consanguinytee, consanguinite, consanguinyte, from Old French consanguinité and Latin c?nsanguinit?tem, accusative of Latin c?nsanguinit?s, from c?nsanguineus, from Latin com- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from Latin sanguis (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?nsa???w?n?ti/, /k?nsa???w?n?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?nsæ???w?n?ti/, /k?nsæ???w?n?ti/

Noun

consanguinity (countable and uncountable, plural consanguinities)

1. A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.
   • 1776, United States Declaration of Independence

     They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity.

Synonyms

• same-bloodedness

Related terms

• consanguineous
• consanguinuity

Translations

See also

• affinity
• incest