* First cousins have the same grandparents. * Second cousins have the same great-grandparents.
* Third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents.
* Fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents.
* Fifth cousins have the same great-great-great-great-grandparents.
Describing someone as a "distant cousin" is a very imprecise way of saying that they are related to you, but the speaker either does not know exactly how or they are not a first cousin, but are "more distant."
No- They were 5th cousins- very distant.
close Distant
Every degree of cousin is related, whether second, fifth, or twentieth. The bigger the number the more distant the relationship.
YES, I am a distant cousin of him. to be more exact, around sixth distant cousin
"My third cousin is a distant relative."
yes, a distant cousin
You can date a distant cousin. Some people will disapprove.
Yes.
Well Greg is my distant cousin and Gale is my distant cousin so they are related very distantly by marriage.
A distant relative would be someone who is not closely related such as a 2nd or 3rd cousin.
The adjective in the sentence is "distant." It describes the noun "cousin," indicating the nature of their relationship. Adjectives provide more information about nouns, and in this case, "distant" conveys that the cousin is not close or nearby.