akin
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akin¹
- /əˈkɪn/ UK
- /ʌˈkɪn/ US
Rhymes with -ɪn
Where it comes from
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.).
adjective more akin · most akin · a kin · a-kin
- Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood. [W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]
- Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?
verb akins · akinning · akinned · a kin · a-kin
- To relate or compare; to liken. I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.
Akin²
proper noun Akins
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kindred, cognate, consanguineous, consanguine, kin, similar, related, blood-related, like, such, seeming, pretending, perceived, comparable, apparent, analogous
Translations
Every language
adj of the same kin; related by blood
| Español | emparentado, consanguíneo, pariente |
|---|---|
| Português | semelhante |
| Français | apparenté |
| Deutsch | verwandt |
| Italiano | consanguineo |
| Русский | ро́дственный ródstvennyj |
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