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So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work.
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Meaning of "incestuous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCESTUOUS

incestuous  [ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCESTUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incestuous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INCESTUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

incestuous

Incest

Incest is sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in a consanguineous relationship, and sometimes those related by affinity, such as members of the same household, step relatives, those related by adoption or marriage, or members of the same clan or lineage. The incest taboo is and has been one of the most widespread of all cultural taboos, both in present and in many past societies. Most modern societies have laws regarding incest or social restrictions on closely consanguineous marriages. In societies where it is illegal, consensual adult incest is seen by some as a victimless crime. Some cultures extend the incest taboo to relatives with no consanguinity such as milk-siblings, step-siblings and adoptive siblings. Third-degree relatives share 12.5% genes, and sexual relations between them is viewed differently in various cultures, from being discouraged to being socially acceptable. The children of incestuous relationships were regarded as illegitimate, and are still so regarded in some societies today.

Definition of incestuous in the English dictionary

The first definition of incestuous in the dictionary is relating to or involving incest. Other definition of incestuous is guilty of incest. Incestuous is also resulting from incest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCESTUOUS


contemptuous
kənˈtɛmptjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
fastuous
ˈfæstjʊəs
fatuous
ˈfætjʊəs
fructuous
ˈfrʌktjʊəs
impetuous
ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs
infructuous
ɪnˈfrʌktjʊəs
lituus
ˈlɪtjʊəs
presumptuous
prɪˈzʌmptjʊəs
spirituous
ˈspɪrɪtjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tempestuous
tɛmˈpɛstjʊəs
theftuous
ˈθɛftjʊəs
torrentuous
təˈrentjʊəs
tortuous
ˈtɔːtjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unctuous
ˈʌŋktjʊəs
unfructuous
ʌnˈfrʌktjʊəs
untumultuous
ˌʌntjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCESTUOUS

incentively
incentivisation
incentivise
incentivization
incentivize
incentre
incept
inception
inceptive
inceptively
inceptor
incertainty
incertitude
incessancy
incessant
incessantly
incessantness
incest
incestuously
incestuousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCESTUOUS

anfractuous
arduous
conspicuous
contiguous
deciduous
discontinuous
disingenuous
flatuous
inconspicuous
innocuous
promiscuous
sensuous
sinuous
strenuous
superfluous
tenuous
unambiguous
unpresumptuous
unvirtuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of incestuous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «incestuous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCESTUOUS

Find out the translation of incestuous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incestuous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incestuous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乱伦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incestuosa
570 millions of speakers

English

incestuous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यभिचारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحارم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кровосмесительная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incestuoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অজাচারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incestueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersubahat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

inzestuös
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近親相姦の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근친 상간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Incestuous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loạn luân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முறையற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनैसर्गिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ensest yapan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incestuoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kazirodcze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інцестуальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incestuos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιμομικτικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloedskendige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

incestuöst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blodskam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incestuous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCESTUOUS»

The term «incestuous» is regularly used and occupies the 82.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCESTUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «incestuous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «incestuous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incestuous

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4 QUOTES WITH «INCESTUOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word incestuous.
1
Jack Anderson
The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.
2
Penelope Keith
So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work.
3
Branford Marsalis
I think that one of the problems that jazz has is that it's so incestuous that it's starting to kill itself.
4
John Varvatos
Music and fashion have had a kind of incestuous relationship since the Fifties. It started with people like Elvis Presley and pop icons like James Dean. Then it exploded in the MTV days. Now, with the Internet, it's instantaneous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCESTUOUS»

Discover the use of incestuous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incestuous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Incestuous and Close-kin Marriage in Ancient Egypt and ...
This work examines the evidence for marriage and sexual relations between siblings and between parent and child in ancient Egypt and pre-Islamic Iran.
Paul John Frandsen, 2009
2
The Three Incestuous Sisters
It is the story of three sisters, Clothilde, Ophile and Bettine, who live together in a lonely house by the sea. All three are rivals for the love of Paris, the lighthouse-keeper's son.
Audrey Niffenegger, 2005
3
The Incestuous Workplace: Stress and Distress in the ...
"I strongly recommend this text for all administrators, managers, and supervisors.... I encourage you to read and implement the concepts developed within this book. They are challenging, and they will work for you.
William L. White, 1997
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The Three Incestuous Sisters: An Illustrated Novel
In this Gothic-style, adult fairy tale, Bettine, Ophile, and Clothilde live together in isolation near the sea, until the arrival of Paris, the lighthouse keeper's son, who profoundly affects each sister emotionally.
‎2005
5
Incestuous Families: An Ecological Approach to Understanding ...
This text argues that incestuous behaviour can only be fully understood with reference to its "ecology."
James W. Maddock, 1995
6
Anthropologica
cess of the incestuous strategy of the Ptolemaic dynasty (or any royals, for that matter). More problematic is the matter of inbreeding, the genetic consequences of incest. One classicist has summed up the popular view succinctly, if not perhaps ...
7
The Sexual Abuse of Children: Volume II: Clinical Issues
These data suggest that even though a larger proportion of incest than nonincest offenders might be rated as high in social competence on Axis I of MTCZCM3, incestuous offenders might not be as different from nonincestuous offenders as ...
William T. O'Donohue, James H. Geer, 2013
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International Exposure: Perspectives on Modern European ...
Incestuous desires, however, clearly crossed class boundaries and existed in the far more comfortable circumstances of the middle and upper classes.21 An environmental argument did little to explain the proliferation of incestuous desires in ...
Lisa Z. Sigel, 2005
9
Interrogating Incest: Feminism, Foucault and the Law
notions of incestuous desires and 'the incest prohibition' when one considers the different positions within the family? For the child, psychoanalysis posits incestuous desires toward the parent(s) which the parents then frustrate in deference to ...
Vikki Bell, 2002
10
Erotic Transference and Countertransference
INCESTUOUS FANTASY IN FAMILY PROCESS In examining the tole of incestuous fantasy in family ptocess, I think it is wotth looking at a slightly diffetent set of questions than ate usually asked by psychoanalysts concetning sexuality in  ...
David Mann, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCESTUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incestuous is used in the context of the following news items.
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For him incestuous love is not abnormal | Families in numbers 2015 …
A Canadian teenager, raised by grandparents and mother, secretly falls in love with her father the first time she sees him. A twenty-year old ... «West - Welfare Society Territory, Jul 15»
2
Theater Review: Amazing Grace -- Vulture
That does not make it worse than many a Broadway production; Amazing Grace has the inbred silliness you might expect from an incestuous ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
3
It's Hard to Tell Whether These are Finalists for Britain's Best …
... pastiche designs of contemporary celebrity architects – and is celebrated by the incestuous design community through the Stirling Prize. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
Duggar Family Issues Statement Following The Cancellation Of '19 …
... show about the Duggar family and their conservative values two months after their eldest son, Josh Duggar, was embroiled in an incestuous, ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
5
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee review – 'moral ambition …
The poor white-trash Ewells in Mockingbird are irredeemable, because their kind are dirty, incestuous and drunken. The Ewells belong at the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Israel is Noble Energy's biggest bonanza around the world … - Haaretz
The players' incestuous relationships aren't really a problem because Israel's political economy is based on connections between the power ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
7
The Salt of the Earth review: the sky above, the muddy image below
Is cinema the right place to learn about photography? The media are so entwined that it feels slightly incestuous to be rooting away at one with ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Kendall and Kylie Jenner New Balmain Campaign: See the Ads …
Knowing that they're sisters makes the photo seem incestuous. Guest on July 16th, 2015 ... Why the creepy, incestuous pose? The whole family ... «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Jul 15»
9
Sex offenders face new charges - Bellefontaine Examiner
Preliminary DNA testing indicates the child is a product of an incestuous relationship. In other indictments, the grand jury charged: ... «Bellefontaine Examiner, Jul 15»
10
I Have Mixed Feelings About Gay Marriage - Law Street (TM)
Polygamists and people who enjoy incestuous relations still have the right to marry a member of the gender they are attracted to despite being ... «Law Street Media, Jul 15»

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