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  2. 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.

  3. The meaning of AKIN is related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype. How to use akin in a sentence.

  4. akin. adjective [ after verb ] us / əˈkɪn / uk / əˈkɪn / Add to word list. having some of the same qualities: They speak a language akin to French. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Akin definition: of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively). See examples of AKIN used in a sentence.

  7. 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.

  8. 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....