cousinless

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adjective

Without a cousin.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English cousin →
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Meanings

adjectivecousinless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a cousin.

    It was very pleasant to find a young, bright, slim, rose-colored kinswoman all ready to recognize consanguinity when one came back from cousinless foreign lands.

    1889, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 64, page 543

Origin

  1. Englishcousin
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishcousinless

From cousin + -less.

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APA

cousinless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cousinless

MLA

“cousinless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cousinless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cousinless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cousinless.

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