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akin

adj
/əˈkɪn/UK/ʌˈkɪn/US

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.).

  1. inherited from of kyn — “related, of kin”

Definitions

  1. Of persons, of the same 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; […]
    • 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

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

    • Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?
    • She told me that she hoped my Face was not akin to my Tongue.
    • Mr. Winkle . . . took his hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.

  3. To relate or compare

    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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

akinness, unakin

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA