kith

[ kith ]

/ kɪθ /

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noun

acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.

kindred.

a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.

Origin of kith

before 900; Middle English; Old English cȳth, earlier cȳththu kinship, knowledge, equivalent to cūthcouth² + -thu-th¹; akin to Gothic kunthi,German Kunde knowledge

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kith

kin, kith

Words nearby kith

kitembilla, kitenge, kitesurfing, kite winder, kit fox, kith, kith and kin, kithara, kithe, Kíthira, Kitikmeot

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Example sentences from the Web for kith

"Our bitterest enemies are our own kith and kin," cried the King, starting up in a fury, and striding up and down the room.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac
My grandfather is his cousin, so he's kith and kin to me, somehow, if you can make that out.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit|Charles Dickens
Of course, having no kith nor kin in all this wide world, he went immediately to consult Agnes.
The Making of Bobby Burnit|George Randolph Chester
Our word "kith," in the proverb "kith and kin," means persons of our acquaintance.
Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1|J. Endell Tyler

I never heard of but one money-lender who kept them, and he has been a long time dead, and I think he left no kith nor kin!
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)|Theodore Parker

British Dictionary definitions for kith

kith

/ (kɪθ) /

noun

one's friends and acquaintances (esp in the phrase kith and kin)

Word Origin for kith

Old English cӯthth, from cūth; see uncouth

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单词	kith
释义	kith [ kith ] / kɪθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kith ON THESAURUS.COM noun acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group. kindred. a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous. Origin of kith before 900; Middle English; Old English cȳth, earlier cȳththu kinship, knowledge, equivalent to cūthcouth² + -thu-th¹; akin to Gothic kunthi,German Kunde knowledge WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kith kin, kith Words nearby kith kitembilla, kitenge, kitesurfing, kite winder, kit fox, kith, kith and kin, kithara, kithe, Kíthira, Kitikmeot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kith "Our bitterest enemies are our own kith and kin," cried the King, starting up in a fury, and striding up and down the room. The Works of Honor de Balzac\|Honor de Balzac My grandfather is his cousin, so he's kith and kin to me, somehow, if you can make that out. Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit\|Charles Dickens Of course, having no kith nor kin in all this wide world, he went immediately to consult Agnes. The Making of Bobby Burnit\|George Randolph Chester Our word "kith," in the proverb "kith and kin," means persons of our acquaintance. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1\|J. Endell Tyler I never heard of but one money-lender who kept them, and he has been a long time dead, and I think he left no kith nor kin! Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)\|Theodore Parker British Dictionary definitions for kith kith / (kɪθ) / noun one's friends and acquaintances (esp in the phrase kith and kin) Word Origin for kith Old English cӯthth, from cūth; see uncouth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kith tribe, family, people, house, sibling, relation, folk, member, extraction, affinity, stock, lineage, relationship, kindred, blood, cousin, clan, consanguinity, connection, race
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kith

noun

Origin of kith

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kith

Words nearby kith

Example sentences from the Web for kith

British Dictionary definitions for kith

noun

Word Origin for kith

Words related to kith