akin

akin
/euh kin"/, adj.
1. of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
2. allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
3. having or showing an affinity; kindred: They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
[1580-90; see A-2, KIN]
Syn. 2. cognate; similar, analogous, comparable, parallel.

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  • akin — akin; un·akin; …   English syllables

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  • akin — [adj] related or connected affiliated, agnate, alike, allied, analogous, cognated, comparable, connate, consonant, corresponding, incident, kindred, like, parallel, similar; concepts 487,563,573 Ant. alien, disconnected, unconnected, unrelated …   New thesaurus

  • akin — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of similar character. 2) related by blood. ORIGIN contracted form of of kin …   English terms dictionary

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