Meaning of kindred spirit | Babel Free
Definitions
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Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself. idiomatic
- Someone or something with which one feels connected.
Equivalents
Suomi
sukulaissielu
Français
âme sœur
Nederlands
zielsverwant
Русский
родственная душа́
Українська
спорі́днена душа́
Examples
“She found in her neighbor a good friend, gardening companion and kindred spirit.”
“I have sought but a kindred spirit to share it, and I have found such in thee.”
“But his fine qualities being perfectly understood and appreciated in those regions where his lot was cast, and where he had many kindred spirits to consort with, he may be regarded as having been born under a fortunate star, which is not always the case with a man so much before the age in which he lives.”
“He repeated to Chad what he had been saying in the court to Waymarsh; how there was no doubt whatever that his sister would find the latter a kindred spirit, no doubt of the alliance, based on an exchange of views, that the pair would successfully strike up.”
“He is a Trump kindred spirit who goads liberals, appeases Russian president Vladimir Putin and promotes the far-right “great replacement” theory that western elites are importing immigrant voters to supplant white people.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.