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adjective
- 1. of similar character: "something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her"
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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.
The meaning of AKIN is related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype. How to use akin in a sentence.
looking or being almost but not exactly the same. similar I have a sofa really similar to yours. like She's a lot like her mother. alike The girls look alike. close My cousin and I are quite close in age. something like I was worried something like this would happen. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
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. 3. having or showing an affinity; kindred.
Define akin. akin synonyms, akin pronunciation, akin translation, English dictionary definition of akin. adj. 1. Of the same kin; related by blood. 2. Having a similar quality or character; analogous. 3. Linguistics Sharing a common origin or an ancestral form....
akin to something similar to something. What he felt was more akin to pity than love. This game is closely akin to hockey.
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There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective akin. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage. allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
