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people vs kinsfolk

kinsfolk vs people

people and kinsfolk both are nouns.

people is a verb but kinsfolk is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
people Yes No Yes No
kinsfolk Yes No No No
As nouns, kinsfolk is a hypernym of people; that is, kinsfolk is a word with a broader meaning than people:
  • people: members of a family line
  • kinsfolk: people descended from a common ancestor
Other hypernyms of people include family, family line, folk, kinfolk, phratry, sept.
people (noun) kinsfolk (noun)
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively people descended from a common ancestor
the body of citizens of a state or country
members of a family line
the common people generally
people (verb) kinsfolk (verb)
fill with people
furnish with people
Difference between people and kinsfolk

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