Synonyms for cognation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Matrilineage
2. Consanguinity
Definitions
- n. 1
A cognate relationship.
Forms
- Plural
- cognations → matrilineages, enations, consanguinities, relationships…
Example sentences
- relationship What is the relationship between politics and war?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cognation | falling | |
| matrilineage | falling | |
| enation | falling | |
| relationship | rising | |
| consanguinity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- enation
- 8 letters
- relation3
- 12 letters
- relationship4, matrilineage
- 13 letters
- consanguinity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (relation3 = 3 syllables).