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adjective
- 1. of similar character: "something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her"
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1. : related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype. The dog and fox are closely akin. 2. : essentially similar, related, or compatible. His interests are akin to mine. Synonyms. affiliated. allied. kindred. related. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of akin in a Sentence.
adjective. us / əˈkɪn / Add to word list. having some of the same qualities; similar: They speak a language akin to French. (Definition of akin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of akin. akin. To do otherwise is akin to doctoring a sick person on the basis of global health statistics.
adjective. us / əˈkɪn / Add to word list. having some of the same qualities; similar: They speak a language akin to French. (Definition of akin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of akin. akin. This, for a writer, is akin to a cook who has no appetite. From Huffington Post.
If two things are akin, then they're similar or related. A cupcake is akin to a cake and relatives are akin to each other. If you know the word kin — a relative — then you have a clue to the meaning of akin. People who are related are akin, but the word goes beyond blood relations.
akin in American English. (əˈkɪn) adjective. 1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively) cousins who were too closely akin for marriage. 2. allied by nature; having the same properties. Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
Akin definition: of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively). See examples of AKIN used in a sentence.
Definition of akin adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
akin. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧kin /əˈkɪn/ adjective formal → akin to something Examples from the Corpus akin • It is therefore in many ways more akin to an art rather than a science.
A complete guide to the word "AKIN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
to be similar to something. (Definition of akin from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of akin. in Chinese (Traditional) 相似的，類似的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 相似的，类似的… See more. in Spanish. relacionado, similar, parecido… See more. in Portuguese. relacionado, parecido… See more. in more languages.
