Akin

//ʌˈkɪn// adj, name, verb

adj, name, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To relate or compare; to liken. rare

    "I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the same kin; related by blood.

    "[W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]"

  2. 2
    Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. often, with-to

    "Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    related by blood wordnet
  2. 2
    similar in quality or character wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
consanguineoussimilaraccordantaccordingaffiliatedaffinal

Example

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"This problem is akin to the one we had last year."

Etymology

From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).

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