lineage vs kinship

kinship vs lineage

lineage and kinship both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lineage	Yes	No	No	No
kinship	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kinship is a hypernym of lineage; that is, kinship is a word with a broader meaning than lineage:

lineage: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

Other hypernyms of lineage include family relationship, relationship.

lineage (noun)	kinship (noun)
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
the hereditary derivation of an individual	a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
the number of lines in a piece of printed material
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Difference between lineage and kinship

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