affinal

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adjective

Of a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.

Similar
affinerelated
Opposite
consanguine
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Meanings

adjectiveaffinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanthropologyOf a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.

    The names of their affinal relatives must be avoided in speaking either to a man or woman, or even when speaking in their presence.

    2018, Daniel Elazar, Kinship in the Admiralty Islands, Routledge, →ISBN

    Antonyms: consanguine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a family relationship by marriage of a relative (or through affinity), as opposed to consanguinity; in-law.

Opposite
consanguine

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(anthropology) related by marriage

Similar
affinerelated
Also see
affinerelated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin affīnis (“kindred”) + English -al.

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Translations

Polish powinowaty, spowinowacony
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with affinal

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Cite this entry
APA

affinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinal

MLA

“affinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affinal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affinal.

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