akin — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.

   Examples

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

   The faces changed, passing in rotation. Youthful faces, bearded faces, dark faces: faces serene, or faces moody, but all akin with the brotherhood of the sea.

2. Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

   Examples

   Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?

   She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.

   More examples (5)

   Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.

   Something akin to a smile shone on his face.

   I'll be interested to see how this service does. It will be basic with fares to match, so will be akin to a budget airline taking on a flag-carrier.

   After all, that would be akin to a self-coup. Apart from the traditional vision of a coup requiring a military takeover of the government, self-coups occur when governments depart from typical norms of democracy by altering election laws, calling into question election results or seeking to suspend their constitutions in order to stay in power.

   Picking up speed with each passing second, the rod would then penetrate the ground and generate an explosion akin to a small nuclear weapon using nothing but gravity for its propulsion.

Verb

1. To relate or compare; to liken.

   Usage

   • Rare
   • Transitive

   Examples

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

Adjective

1. similar in quality or character

   Synonyms

   kindred

   Examples

   a feeling akin to terror

   kindred souls

2. related by blood

   Synonyms

   blood-relatedcognateconsanguineconsanguineousconsanguinealkin