different between related vs consanguineous

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???le?t?d/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???le?t?d/
• Hyphenation: re?lated

Adjective

related (comparative more related, superlative most related)

1. Standing in relation or connection.

2. Being a relative of.

3. Narrated; told.
4. (not comparable, music) Synonym of relative.
5. (mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.
6. (not comparable, in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named

Hyponyms

Translations

Verb

related

1. simple past tense and past participle of relate

See also

• relation
• relationship
• interrelate
• interrelated

Anagrams

• Aldrete, alerted, altered, redealt, treadle

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.