congenern.adj.

/ˈkɒndʒɪnə/

Etymology: As noun apparently < French congénère (16th cent. Paré), < Latin congener of the same race or kind, < con- together with + gener- (genus) kind; as adjective, perhaps directly < Latin. (Cogener is a rare and needless variant.)

A. n.

1. A member of the same kind or class with another, or nearly allied to another in character. Const. of or possessive.

a. said of animals and plants which are related according to scientific classification. (Rarely in the strict literal sense ‘of the same genus’.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > [noun] > species > of same kind or class

congener1731

cogener1849

the world > plants > variety or species > [noun] > member of the same kind with another

congener1731

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Cerasus This sort of fruit hath been by many people grafted upon the Lawrel, to which it is a congener.

1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Congeners [Congeneres L.], of the same Generation or Kind.

1767 G. White Let. 4 Nov. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 35 Might not Canary birds be naturalized..provided their eggs were put..into the nests of some of their congeners, as goldfinches, greenfinches, &c.?

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 76 In Russia the small Asiatic cockroach has everywhere driven before it its great congener.

1883 Longman's Mag. July 308 Some Alpine buttercups are snowy-white, while most of their lowland congeners are simply yellow.

b. gen. of persons or things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > fellow or one of the same kind

anlike1340

semblablec1400

fellow?1440

ally1566

sister1570

connatural1640

kindred spirit1706

congener1838

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. iii. xii. 298 A congener of these, and yet of a somewhat more civilised grade, is the bird-catcher and trainer.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xviii. 398 Lard was also used, though its less costly congener, butter, was more frequently employed.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxi. 68 The American shopkeeper..has not the obsequiousness of his European congener.

2. A chemical by-product in the making of whisky, etc., which gives the drink a distinctive character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > distilling > [noun] > by-product

congener1935

1935 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Dec. 1404/1 These impurities called ‘congeneric substances’ or ‘congeners’, as well as the traces of constituents responsible for so-called greenness, are the only factor to be considered in any problem dealing with the aging of whisky.

1959 Toxicol. & Applied Pharmacol. I. 618 All the components of whisky other than ethyl alcohol and water are referred to as congeners.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia I. 437/2 Congeners contribute special characteristics of taste, aroma, and colour to the beverages.

1983 Listener 8 Dec. 15/2 During this time the congeners which make up less than half a per cent of the total volume will be exposed to the lignins and tannin in the oak; oxidation will mellow and mature the spirit.

B. adj.

Of the same kind or nature; akin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective]

ylikeeOE

likeOE

anlikeOE

accordanta1325

of a (also one) mouldc1330

kindred1340

lichy1370

likelyc1384

alikea1393

ontinkela1400

evenly?c1400

similable?a1440

semble1449

of a sort1463

seemable1501

uniform1548

resembled1553

self-like1556

like-natured1566

resembling1573

kindlike1579

of the same, that, every, etc. feather1581

resemblant1581

marrow1585

similar1586

like-seeming1590

twin-like1599

connatural1601

similary1610

semblativea1616

otherlike1620

like-shaped1640

connate1641

homogeneous1641

consimilar1645

congenerous1646

resemblancing1652

congeniousa1656

congenerate1657

equaliform1660

congenial1669

similitive1678

symbolizant1685

synonymous1690

of akin1723

consimilary1736

like-sized1742

cogeneric1777

alike as a row of pins1785

congenerica1834

Siamese1833

congener1867

lak1881

sorty1885

homoeomorphic1902

homogenized1958

1867 H. Bushnell Moral Uses Dark Things 305 We are made everlastingly congener to each other.

1889 F. Harrison in Fortn. Rev. Jan. 155 That belief..must further be human, in the sense of sympathetic and congener to man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	congener
释义	congenern.adj. /ˈkɒndʒɪnə/ Etymology: As noun apparently < French congénère (16th cent. Paré), < Latin congener of the same race or kind, < con- together with + gener- (genus) kind; as adjective, perhaps directly < Latin. (Cogener is a rare and needless variant.) A. n. 1. A member of the same kind or class with another, or nearly allied to another in character. Const. of or possessive. a. said of animals and plants which are related according to scientific classification. (Rarely in the strict literal sense ‘of the same genus’.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [noun] > species > of same kind or class congener1731 cogener1849 the world > plants > variety or species > [noun] > member of the same kind with another congener1731 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Cerasus This sort of fruit hath been by many people grafted upon the Lawrel, to which it is a congener. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Congeners [Congeneres L.], of the same Generation or Kind. 1767 G. White Let. 4 Nov. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 35 Might not Canary birds be naturalized..provided their eggs were put..into the nests of some of their congeners, as goldfinches, greenfinches, &c.? 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 76 In Russia the small Asiatic cockroach has everywhere driven before it its great congener. 1883 Longman's Mag. July 308 Some Alpine buttercups are snowy-white, while most of their lowland congeners are simply yellow. b. gen. of persons or things. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > fellow or one of the same kind anlike1340 semblablec1400 fellow?1440 ally1566 sister1570 connatural1640 kindred spirit1706 congener1838 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. iii. xii. 298 A congener of these, and yet of a somewhat more civilised grade, is the bird-catcher and trainer. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xviii. 398 Lard was also used, though its less costly congener, butter, was more frequently employed. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxxi. 68 The American shopkeeper..has not the obsequiousness of his European congener. 2. A chemical by-product in the making of whisky, etc., which gives the drink a distinctive character. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > distilling > [noun] > by-product congener1935 1935 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Dec. 1404/1 These impurities called ‘congeneric substances’ or ‘congeners’, as well as the traces of constituents responsible for so-called greenness, are the only factor to be considered in any problem dealing with the aging of whisky. 1959 Toxicol. & Applied Pharmacol. I. 618 All the components of whisky other than ethyl alcohol and water are referred to as congeners. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia I. 437/2 Congeners contribute special characteristics of taste, aroma, and colour to the beverages. 1983 Listener 8 Dec. 15/2 During this time the congeners which make up less than half a per cent of the total volume will be exposed to the lignins and tannin in the oak; oxidation will mellow and mature the spirit. B. adj. Of the same kind or nature; akin. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] ylikeeOE likeOE anlikeOE accordanta1325 of a (also one) mouldc1330 kindred1340 lichy1370 likelyc1384 alikea1393 ontinkela1400 evenly?c1400 similable?a1440 semble1449 of a sort1463 seemable1501 uniform1548 resembled1553 self-like1556 like-natured1566 resembling1573 kindlike1579 of the same, that, every, etc. feather1581 resemblant1581 marrow1585 similar1586 like-seeming1590 twin-like1599 connatural1601 similary1610 semblativea1616 otherlike1620 like-shaped1640 connate1641 homogeneous1641 consimilar1645 congenerous1646 resemblancing1652 congeniousa1656 congenerate1657 equaliform1660 congenial1669 similitive1678 symbolizant1685 synonymous1690 of akin1723 consimilary1736 like-sized1742 cogeneric1777 alike as a row of pins1785 congenerica1834 Siamese1833 congener1867 lak1881 sorty1885 homoeomorphic1902 homogenized1958 1867 H. Bushnell Moral Uses Dark Things 305 We are made everlastingly congener to each other. 1889 F. Harrison in Fortn. Rev. Jan. 155 That belief..must further be human, in the sense of sympathetic and congener to man. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.adj.1731
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