akin

[a·kin]

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.

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Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.


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Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.

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


Akin

A*kin" , a. [Pref. a- (for of) + kin.] 1. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin. 2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. "A joy akin to rapture." Cowper.
The literary character of the work is akin to its moral character.
&hand; This adjective is used only after the noun.

Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as, the two families are near akin.

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Usage Examples

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.

I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.

Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.

I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will.

We feel unsatisfied until we know ourselves akin even with that greatness which made the spots on which it rested hallowed and until, by our own lives, and by converse with the thoughts they have bequeathed us, we feel that union and relationship of the spirit which we seek.

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