akin
[ uh-kin ]
/ əˈkɪn /
adjective
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
having or showing an affinity; kindred: They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
SYNONYMS FOR akin
Words nearby akin
akiba ben joseph,
akihito,
akil,
akimbo,
akimiski island,
akin,
akinesia,
akinesthesia,
akinete,
akinetic mutism,
akins
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British Dictionary definitions for akin
akin
/ (əˈkɪn) /
adjective (postpositive)
related by blood; of the same kin
(often foll by to)
having similar characteristics, properties, etc