akin C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ʌˈkɪn/ UK /əˈkɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #27409 Meanings 1 adj 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; […]. 2 adj Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. Is not then Fruition near akin to Love? 3 verb 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 adj related by blood Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · related by blood natural More cognateconnatekindred Word family Derived forms akinnessunakin Related forms consanguinesimilar 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.). Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # akin **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ʌˈkɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈkɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 27409 ## Meanings 1. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood. 2. Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. 3. To relate or compare; to liken. 4. related by blood ## Examples - [W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]. - Is not then Fruition near akin to Love? - I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial. ## Synonyms - cognate - connate - kindred ## Derived Forms - akinness - unakin ## Related Forms - consanguine - similar ## 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.). ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown