2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. --Jeffrey.
Note: This adjective is used only after the noun
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
akin
adj 1: similar or related in quality or character; "a feeling akin
to terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely
related to the collector" [syn: {akin(p)}, {kindred},
{related}]
2: related by blood [syn: {akin(p)}, {blood-related}, {cognate},
{consanguine}, {consanguineous}, {kin(p)}]
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